Question — Why didn’t Jewish authorities dig up the dead body of Jesus?

[Scooter]

Pretty much every minister who’s talked about Jesus giving abundant life. And I know you’ve heard many such sermons and references.

You’re a good man.

I just think maybe you could get more done by helping homeless persons, seniors, and maybe young people age 19 - 23 who are often neglected. And there’s not as many good jobs as there used to be, and this is a decades-long phenomenon.

And maybe worry a little less about what happens to us after we die.

But then again,

it’s your hand of cards to play.

Oh, I've heard many a preacher preach about abundant life in Christ, but not from the verses about the Kingdom of God being at hand. Before a person can enter the Kingdom of God, they must first confess and repent of their sins. That is the context of Jesus speaking about the Kingdom of God: Mark 1:15 And saying, The time is fulfilled, and the kingdom of God is at hand: repent ye, and believe the gospel. Before anyone can have an abundant life in Christ, they must turn to Him by turning from sin.

I do worry about what happens to us after we die, because that is what is lasting. Homelessness and neglect will pass away, but a person's eternal home will last forever. Trust me, I love helping people. I had a jail ministry for several years and I loved the inmates, but I was not as concerned with their employment opportunities as I was with their salvation.

 

[AgnosticBoy]

If many saints were raised and appeared to many, this would have been written about.

One consideration is that the majority of the population at that time were probably illiterate - little to no reading or writing education unlike today. It's conceivable that such an event might have gone undocumented by a wide variety in that region.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

You know, like the Josephus writing. Again, no amount of evidence will suffice if a person does not want to believe.

Skepticism toward 1 of the 2 Josephus writings is not just me. I think that skepticism is the mainstream position.

 

[Multicolored Lemur]

If many saints were raised and appeared to many, this would have been written about.

One consideration is that the majority of the population at that time were probably illiterate - little to no reading or writing education unlike today. It's conceivable that such an event might have gone undocumented by a wide variety in that region.

Okay . . conceivable.

And that would be a sea change, if only 3% of the population could read and write.

 

[Scooter]

Skepticism toward 1 of the 2 Josephus writings is not just me. I think that skepticism is the mainstream position.

And skepticism is the mainstream position concerning the resurrection. Funny how these two positions correspond.