Originally posted by RhinestoneCowboy
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1. Resurrection was not always "physical," meaning it did not necessarily involve the resuscitation of the corpse or resurrection of the flesh. If Paul had more of a spiritual resurrection in view then we shouldn't even expect an empty tomb. He equates the appearances without distinction in 1 Cor 15:5-8. There's no reason to think the other appearances were more "physical" than Paul's vision. Appealing to the later Gospel accounts is anachronistic.
2. The burial account in the Gospels contradicts what we know about Roman crucifixion practice and Jewish criminal burial.
3. There are 5 sources which may indicate another burial tradition.
4. There's no record of veneration or the location of Jesus' tomb for 300 years. The absence of this expected evidence is good evidence there was no such tomb.
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