12-14-2007, 07:45 AM
Dave,
I don't explain away miracles, I just don't see any valid explanation, why holy ones were resurrected but nobody else makes mention of this.
The aramaic lexicon, mentions _other_ possible meanings, and I guess that Matthew must have meant the other meanings, that is, not resurrection, but 'eject' the bodies were ejected because of the earthquakes.
I'm not an unbeliever as if the next issue would be to doubt Jesus' resurrection.
Matthew 28:1 explains my case further. EVEN Mariah and the other women, did not travel on Saturday. For jews, it was forbidden to travel on Saturday (between friday 18:00 and Saturday 18:00 Shabbat).
So, the _earliest_ moment, that people would see the ejected bones from the graves, would be on Sunday where travelers, going to the holy city, saw the bones.
Which was a miracle anyway, since the earthquake had happened just around Jesus death, and the Religious leaders did not want other evidence, that they killed the Son of God.
I don't explain away miracles, I just don't see any valid explanation, why holy ones were resurrected but nobody else makes mention of this.
The aramaic lexicon, mentions _other_ possible meanings, and I guess that Matthew must have meant the other meanings, that is, not resurrection, but 'eject' the bodies were ejected because of the earthquakes.
I'm not an unbeliever as if the next issue would be to doubt Jesus' resurrection.
Matthew 28:1 explains my case further. EVEN Mariah and the other women, did not travel on Saturday. For jews, it was forbidden to travel on Saturday (between friday 18:00 and Saturday 18:00 Shabbat).
So, the _earliest_ moment, that people would see the ejected bones from the graves, would be on Sunday where travelers, going to the holy city, saw the bones.
Which was a miracle anyway, since the earthquake had happened just around Jesus death, and the Religious leaders did not want other evidence, that they killed the Son of God.