jakejonesiv

Whiskey for my men and beer for my horses!

jakejonesiv

Since Christians believe that Jesus body was changed, throw in a few Resurrection tachyons (from the Greek tachus meaning speedy). Tachyon Jesus would beat the pants off of light.

Tigers!

I always thought it more of bearing the scars i.e the mark of the spear, nails and crown of thorns will be visible but not actual bleeding or weeping wounds.
If Christ returned to his disciples with bleeding wounds it would not say much concerning his claim to be Lord over death.

What scripture reference did you have in mind exactly?

Steven Carr

And then , according to Paul, he is going to destroy his indestructible, imperishable stomach.

darstec

Where did he get the clothes, and how did they go through the walls? Or wasn't he wearing any?

fta

Can Jesus travel faster than the speed of light?

jakejonesiv

Steven,

Of course, you are correct! What we have seen in this thread is a recapitulation of the problems besetting a doctrine of a physical resurrection.

This is precisely the questions the Corinthians were asking.

"How are the dead raised? And with what kind of body do they come?"

Some of them had come to doubt the resurrection of the dead because a physical resurrection is plagued with difficulty, as we have seen in this thread.

But the Pauline author didn't bother to defend a physical resurrection. He taught instead a spiritual resurrection. No flesh, no bone, but a body made out of star stuff, a heavenly body.

But this doesn't help the late Gospel tales that purport to tell of a carnal resurrection with gaping wounds in the hands large enough to insert a finger, and a huge wound on the side large enough to insert the entire hand. (John 20:25) Tigers! take note. All the objections noted here still stand.

Jake Jones IV

Tigers!

Two quibbles
1. the biblical reference of John 20:25 only says "and put my hand into his side". This does not necessarily mean that Thomas was expecting a hole in Christ's side big enough to put in this hand. It could mean a) I want to feel the scar/wound of the spear or b) he was merely emphasising his belief that he would not believe unless he could touch Christ's living flesh.
2. I was actually after the reference to "1st fruits"

Sheshbazzar

You are absolutely certain of that?
There have been a lot of things that men once believed and declared to be impossible, because of their lack of knowledge.
Things which have been long decreed impossible, have since came to pass so many times, how surprising should it be, if yet one more icon of human ignorance should fall upon its face?
With men faster than light travel is impossible, however with ' ' ' ' all things are possible, and nothing impossible.

Mageth

Is this serious? Because, if so, it only provides a bit more entertainment for my intentionally (and hopefully successfully, to some degree) humorous post a bit more entertaining...as a follow up that took it seriously and went from there.

Or, perhaps I should just point out that my post was (I thought obviously) not intended seriously, was not making any serious scientific or knowledge claims.

If this is serious, then tell ' ' ' ' to get busy making square circles and married bachelors.