Theories on the resurrection

Bible critics a long time ago tried to counter the resurrection with some theories. These theories show the reality of the gospel accounts.

One was that Jesus only swooned on the cross.

They thought that the coolness of the tomb could revive Jesus.

But this theory bit the dust pretty hard..

1.. the nature of crucifixion, while not an exact science, is brutal and many died before they were put on the cross. The book of John records that Jesus was speared in the side, to make sure He was dead, after having been earlier beaten and bruised and hung up.

So the next thing is ... Let's just say He some how survived all that.. against what is probable...

The grave clothes He was put in would have suffocated any remaining life out of Him, finishing the deal.

So let's assume (now we are getting into Jesus being God any way to survive all this) that He survived the bed clothes .

Now.. He is in a bruised, bloodied, half dead, exhausted state..

How can He roll away the stone covering the tomb?

So let's assume (now it's just ridiculous) He did manage to roll away the stone. ..

He is in this ultra tired, bloodied and bruised state, with severe blood loss.. mostly dead ..

How do the disciples see someone like this and say they are risen from the dead?
Yeah.. so this theory bit the dust big time.

Any theories you know that tried and failed to disprove the resurrection?

Hello @wattie, well, there is the original conspiracy theory (or lie) to consider .. Matthew 28:11-15. It clearly didn't get as much traction as the chief priests and elders would have liked it to.

~Deuteronomy
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Some claim it was not Jesus on the cross. Islamists, for example, purport that someone else took His place .

Jesus died on the cross, was buried dead in a tomb for 3 days and 3 nights. Afterwards, he resurrected to
life by the power of God Almighty as prophesied throughout the scriptures (he told His disciples as well
on more than one occasion, but they didn't grasp the gravity). We will be celebrating that soon with Easter!

Some claim it was not Jesus on the cross. Islamists, for example, purport that someone else took His place .

J false Witnesses say that He did not resurrect bodily. They believe that he only did so in spirit.
When challenged on the appearances to Thomas, and eating, etc they say.....'"Uh,hhhh,
He borrowed a body from someone else with those marks.".

Any JWs reading this, I don't want to offend, but your religion isn't for those that believe the Bible. You might want to reconsider if you want to follow Russell.

I don’t know of any theories that disprove the resurrection of Jesus and I talk to a lot of atheists and Muslims too.
I mean they say a lot of stuff that can be disproven easily.
Also the best case on this is Lee Strobel who was an atheist journalist who tried to disprove Christianity by proving that the resurrection was false. He ended up becoming a Christian in the process.
‘There’s also a movie about this which I highly recommend called: The case for Christ.

Yes I've read the book and seen the movie. I like defense of the faith information. I've also got Evidence that Demand a Verdict .. which is very comprehensive.

.Josh Macdowell, 2 volume set. That's a good defense for Christian apologetics.
Before that, I never knew he was an atheist.

I didn't know he was either. Seems that if people do an honest study of the gospels, as a non believer, they get convinced of the resurrection

I always took for granite that an angel rolled the stone away.

"Doubting" Thomas got to see and feel Jesus' fatal wounds from the cross.

Bible critics a long time ago tried to counter the resurrection with some theories. These theories show the reality of the gospel accounts.

One was that Jesus only swooned on the cross.

They thought that the coolness of the tomb could revive Jesus.

But this theory bit the dust pretty hard..

1.. the nature of crucifixion, while not an exact science, is brutal and many died before they were put on the cross. The book of John records that Jesus was speared in the side, to make sure He was dead, after having been earlier beaten and bruised and hung up.

So the next thing is ... Let's just say He some how survived all that.. against what is probable...

The grave clothes He was put in would have suffocated any remaining life out of Him, finishing the deal.

So let's assume (now we are getting into Jesus being God any way to survive all this) that He survived the bed clothes .

Now.. He is in a bruised, bloodied, half dead, exhausted state..

How can He roll away the stone covering the tomb?

So let's assume (now it's just ridiculous) He did manage to roll away the stone. ..

He is in this ultra tired, bloodied and bruised state, with severe blood loss.. mostly dead ..

How do the disciples see someone like this and say they are risen from the dead?
Yeah.. so this theory bit the dust big time.

Any theories you know that tried and failed to disprove the resurrection?