So, atheists... how do you explain Jesus rising from the dead after 3 days?

Question

This title should get some answers, eh?

Anyways, what do you think actually happened back then? Did the gospel writers fabricate the whole thing for the own maniacal ends? Did they hallucinate and "see" Jesus? Did they intend it as an allegory in showing the strength of Jesus' nature? Or was Jesus buried alive and actually come out of whatever comatose state he was in after a couple days?

Answer 1

Oh, please. The atheists would not believe even if Jesus Himself would appear before them. Don't waste your time.
They will try to justify their beliefs with all of the above and more. They just REFUSE TO BELIEVE

Answer 2

Well, my answer will be around 60th but maybe you'll still read it.

Personally, I don't think any of the gospel writers saw Jesus rise from the dead. Which is an idea supported by many experts in the field. That instead, it was the followers of probably Paul, or perhaps some of the earliest Christians that wrote down these accounts.

Personally, I think it is important to look at the fact that Paul was the first person to write about Jesus. That he was the one that started talking about Jesus being the sacrifice for all man-kind etc. Notice that the gospels follow these letters from Paul, and that Paul is the one who comes up with the idea that Jesus is the son of man, that the Law is worthless and a prison and that Jesus is a blood sacrifice for all peoples.

I believe Jesus existed. That he was a threat to the Roman government because he claimed to be the Messiah. Which meant he threatened the reign of the current Roman ruler. And with all other Messiah claimants before and after him, he was crucified.

I don't believe that they fabricated anything out of malice. Instead, they truly believe what they were taught by Paul and his church.

There's some interesting resources about this out there, along with who Paul really was. If you want to know write me.

Answer 3

"Did the gospel writers fabricate the whole thing for the own maniacal ends? Did they hallucinate and "see" Jesus? Did they intend it as an allegory in showing the strength of Jesus' nature? Or was Jesus buried alive and actually come out of whatever comatose state he was in after a couple days?"

Yes.
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Answer 4

Ah, I answered something vaguely related to this question the other day. If events occurred that proved the existence of the Abrahamic god AND the Christian take on said god was the correct one... I would become a seriously theistic Satanist. The reason why, is that if the Christian bible were fully factual then it would mean that the Christian god was an unstable, inconsistent, and very tyrannical sort of god and that the bible was some pretty biased propaganda. Satan, as the only recorded being to have had any kind of effect on Yahweh's tyranny, would be the best bet in town for successfully rebelling against an unjust ruler.

Answer 5

Jesus may never have existed.

This event is fabricated, or infused from myths of holy men resurrecting.

If there was a quote-unquote "resurrection", then the real facts have not been presented accurately. Jesus did not die and come back to life (I feel that this hypothesis is very unlikely.)

The truest answer is that I don't know exactly how the JC resurrection myth began, but I best guess is that true accounts of Jesus were infused with older myths/prophecies to make the new Christian religion more widely accepted, or everything was fabricated and infused with old myths/prophecies to make the new Christian religion more widely accepted.

Answer 6

The canonical scriptures exist to this very day. it was obviously written by the apostles at that time.

Some people choose to dismiss this as fabrication, story tales, santa claus fairy tale and what not. Also, why did Jesus choose Mary to reveal himself to? Everyone knows the status of women in that society. If the gospel writers, wanted to give their "story" some credibility, couldn't they have chosen some disciple instead?

Answer 7

Too many eyewitness accounts of his miracles, death and resurrection.

Something interesting: In Hebrew culture, when a person died, it was believed that the spirit hovered over the body until the third day ended, and then the spirit left the body, and resurrection at that point was impossible. I guess Jesus performed the impossible a lot. (This is also why Jesus, upon hearing that Lazarus was sick, waited two more days before going to see him. Jesus knew Lazarus had been dead 2 days already, and Jesus wanted to wait until he had been dead 4 days. Otherwise raising him from the dead would not have been considered such a miracle in that culture.)

Answer 8

Wow. There's some serious vitriol being spewed here. Eye-rolling props especially to Muslim chick "getting her 2 free points" who gives no opinion.
No one ever claimed that the story of Jesus, especially the resurrection part, is an easy one to "buy." It's shocking and incredible and there's no way around that. I used to be just as incredulous and superior. Then I started to wonder- but what if it's true?

Answer 9

The Merovingian heresy says he was drugged so he appeared dead, and his followers collected him from the tomb while he was still unconscious.

Then you have your fairy tale where he magically came back to life.

Then you have the real world, where there isn't a shred of proof he was anything more than a fictional character dreamed up by a cult leader. Want to prove me wrong? Produce some of his writings. Not those of his followers, but his own writings. If he's really god or his living incarnation, is it really too much to ask that he be able to read and write?

Answer 10

I believe that Jesus never rose from the dead after any amount of time.

Most likely, he was a good guy and an important rabbi whose teachings and messages were blown completely out of proportion based upon a misinterpreted prophecy that he was supposed to have fulfilled. I believe that he was indeed crucified (I don't argue that one), but then his body was removed from the tomb with everybody denying that they did it because they believed that he was the Messiah.

In short, it was a fabricated story, but not necessarily originating with the gospel writers. I have little doubt that they actually believed what they wrote, I just doubt that what they wrote actually happened.

Answer 11

Those are some interesting theories you have. I would say, it was a soul swapping conspiracy...

I kid, but, you never know. Possibilities are endless.

If I had to pick from one of the explanations you offered, I would select the one about the comatose state. It reminds me of something I heard about the primitive resources the old time doctors had that caused them to bury several people alive, or something to that effect.

So, I guess, that one would make the most sense to me. But, who knows?