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marcAhix — The Resurrection made simple
Published: 2010-07-29 23:10:08 +0000 UTC; Views: 859; Favourites: 7; Downloads: 9
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If my understanding of the resurrection narrative is incorrect please let me know.But as far as I know it isn't so let me just say...what the hell?! Are they serious?!
In all honesty it does count towards the story's accuracy that the disciples apparently were very zealous when they began spreading their new message (But then again Joseph Smith was obviously lying and he was certainly zealous). And Christianity first took a strong hold in the Jerusalem area (I think), so the people living there would be in the best position to refute the resurrection if it didn't happen.
Still, I don't think that's nearly enough to believe in it. Extraordinary claims demand extraordinary evidence. And as I've illustrated in the cartoon, the whole story does seem a little too convenient for the disciples, who don't have any evidence for what happened. Jesus seems to have felt it was best to let other people spread his message ("Screw the New World natives! They can wait 1500 years to be saved and not go to Hell anymore!"), and also doesn't want to present too much evidence for his miracles to the rest of us. Why are gods always so shy, and yet so insecure as to be angry when people don't believe in them?
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Thanks! I checked out your drawings and really like your style and the Disney-esque colouring job.
Yes, Paul says that Jesus appeared to 500 of "the brothers" (I'm guessing that means members of the Church). But he doesn't give any further description of who these people are, where they saw Jesus, when (before or after his ascension?), or what the living ones are doing now. As far as I know there's no recorded testimony by these people and no one other than Paul who tells of their experience.
I dunno: I enjoy parts of the Bible, but I fnd more meaning and significance in the teachings of people like St.Francis or the Ba'al Shem Tov, if, when they say "God", you just replace it with "love" or "nature" or "the universe". Yes, I know: all those things are supposed to be a part of God but I don't really see the need for it. Then again, I could be wrong. Hope I'm not cuz if I am...uh oh.
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These are just the first big ones I found but I'm sure there's better ones in google.
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Interestingly, in the Bible, Jesus tells his disciples that he will return in their lifetimes.
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Yeah, what's up with that? It's been almost 2000 years. Maybe we should put his face on the side of a milk carton.
A good book is Robert Wright's "The Evolution of God". He casts a very iconoclastic light on the history of Israel, the historical Jesus, and Paul's spread of Christianity. Facinating read.
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