In Biblical times, the culture was much like Japan today. Honor was sought in every action a person did, and shame was to be avoided at all cost. Crucifixion was intentionally the most dishonorable death one could have. The Jewish historian Josephus described it as "the most wretched of deaths." Now if Christians were to hold to Jesus being the Son of God after He had been executed, they would have surely been in an incredibly dishonorable position and dismissed without further consideration. Think about it. Claiming that God in the flesh would suffer such humiliation should have been suicide for the Christians.
Unless, of course, there was undeniable proof Jesus rose from the dead and reversed the dishonor of the cross. And in the Bible, it says that Jesus appeared to hundreds after His resurrection. Unless Jesus had really been raised from the dead and seen by witnesses, there would be absolutely no reason to hold this dishonorable position which would lead to the martyr and persecution of many of the early Christians.
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2007-11-17
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