There is probably no aspect of Christianity more difficult to accept intellectually than the bodily resurrection of Jesus. And one could hardly be blamed for approaching the idea with complete skepticism. It seems so much more plausible that the gospel accounts are speaking either metaphorically or just plain mistakenly. Perhaps the authors desired to have us carry on as if Jesus were still with us (in the same way that Plato is or George Washington is)? Or perhaps they themselves were victi...
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