Paul's report of Jesus' appearance.

[polonius]

1 Corinthians 15

" 3 For I delivered to you as of first importance what I also received, that Christ died for our sins according to the Scriptures, 4 and that He was buried, and that He was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures, 5 and that He appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. 6 After that He appeared to more than five hundred brethren at one time, most of whom remain until now, but some have fallen asleep; 7 then He appeared to [c]James, then to all the apostles; 8 and last of all, as [d]to one untimely born, He appeared to me also."

QUESTIONS:

1. Is this really an historical event or not?

2. Do you think it probable that those who witnessed this appearance told some of their acquaintances?

3. Did any who saw it or heard about it write to anyone about the experience?

4. If so where are such writings?5. Those who wrote the New Testament say nothing about it. Didn’t they know of believe Paul’s claim?

6. Do you think this story may be fictional?

[brianbbs67]

Many of us have heard of Tsunamis and Hurricanes and never seen them in person or written about them. They are real though.

So, its all possible and 2000 years later without empirical evidence can not be proven 100%. But, we can believe.

The advice to believe without any proof is silly, especially in these days when scams are common. Perhaps Jesus had taken too much wine.

The Elder Pliny, who was interested in zoology, wrote a book on fabulous creatures that no one had seen. Of course we are meant to accept that three headed dogs roamed around somewhere as did unicorns. There is a vast difference between believing in very strong winds and destructive tidal waves and accepting resurrections. In Matthew 27 we learn that corpses cast aside the soil and walked to Jerusalem. I wonder if Jesus would have recommended believing this too.

You missed my point that is is possible. Not probable, but possible.