If someone had made up the story of people coming out of the tombs they would have given more details and told what happened to these people. On the other hand someone who reports such a thing actually happening often can't tell us the things we want to know because he doesn't know himself. It is likely that Matthew didn't actually see any of these people but simply recorded what he had been told.
If Matthew's gospel had been rewritten to support the beliefs of an established church those who did the rewriting would have noticed the problems with this story and done something to correct them. They would either have omitted the whole thing or added details to make the story seem more reasonable.
This incident is evidence that Matthew was reporting something that actually happened and that his original writing has been accurately copied.
If Matthew's gospel had been rewritten to support the beliefs of an established church those who did the rewriting would have noticed the problems with this story and done something to correct them. They would either have omitted the whole thing or added details to make the story seem more reasonable.
This incident is evidence that Matthew was reporting something that actually happened and that his original writing has been accurately copied.
His invisible attributes, namely, his eternal power and divine nature, have been clearly perceived, ever since the creation of the world, in the things that have been made. So they are without excuse.
Romans 1:20 ESV
Romans 1:20 ESV
