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Although the Resurrection was an historical event that could be verified by the sign of the empty tomb and by the reality of the apostles' encounters with the risen Christ, still it remains at the very heart of the mystery of faith as something that transcends and surpasses history. [167] [168]
He argues that a more serious interaction with the psychological literature than what came before can help explain and provide comparative material for the sightings of Jesus. [34] According to Biblical scholar Géza Vermes, some disciples (not necessarily the apostles) had visions or hallucinations of a risen Jesus shortly after his death.
The verse states briefly that "they saw him", then "they worshipped him", concluded by a puzzling phrase "but some doubted" (hoi de edistasan). [2]The Greek root word for "doubted" is distazō, which is only used here and in Matthew 14:31 when Jesus rebuked Simon Peter for having "doubt" after he lost his confidence during his walk on the water toward Jesus. [2]
Following Christ’s command is simply found in loving one another as Christ loves. This article originally appeared on Las Cruces Sun-News: 'Christ is risen indeed.' The importance of words of ...
Christ at Emmaus by Rembrandt, 1648, Louvre. Both the encounter on the road and the ensuing supper have been depicted in art, but the supper has received more attention. Medieval art tends to show a moment before Jesus is recognized; Christ wears a large floppy hat to help explain the initial lack of recognition by the disciples.
The distinctive English image, with Christ stepping on a soldier, in a 14th-century Nottingham alabaster relief. The resurrection of Jesus has long been central to Christian faith and Christian art, whether as a single scene or as part of a cycle of the Life of Christ.
The substitution hypothesis or twin hypothesis states that the sightings of a risen Jesus are explained not by physical resurrection, but by the existence of a different person, a twin or lookalike who could have impersonated Jesus after his death, or died in the place of Jesus on the cross.
As they leave the area, they encounter the risen Jesus. In the second section, [ 4 ] verses 11-15, the guards return to Jerusalem , where they report to the chief priests about the events and the priests bribe the guards to lie about what has happened and tell that the disciples had come and stolen the body.