The empty tomb

[Agnostic75]

What non-biblical evidence is there that the body of Jesus was put in Joseph of Arimathaea's tomb?

[fallingblood]

Does it matter? What are you trying to prove?

[Agnostic75]

Originally Posted by fallingblood

Does it matter?

Do you mean what does it matter to object to conservative Christianity? If so, yes, it matters a lot oppose people who frequently try to legislate religion.

Why do you suppose that so many people on both sides believe that the empty tomb is an important issue?

Originally Posted by fallingblood

What are you trying to prove?

What are conservative Christians trying to prove? Obviously, that the empty tomb provides a lot of support for the Bible. Anytime that skeptics can reasonably disprove an important claim in the Bible, that helps to discredit conservative Christianity. If conservative Christians in the U.S. who try to legislate the Bible stopped doing that, they would discover that there would be a lot less opposition to Christianity, and that the U.S. would become a more peaceful place to live in with much less bitterness and hatred.

[dogsgod]

Of what use is evidence to those in the know?

[fallingblood]

So basically it doesn't matter and this is just a senseless thread with a ridiculous attack.

[Apollonius]

Is the empty tomb really necessary? Perhaps to those that cling to an Abrahamic religion. However, what of those that prefer a more gnostic interpretation of the passion play? Moreover, were one to simply contemplate the finite reality of man and the morbidity of this fleshly body in that truly flesh and blood cannot inherit the Kingdom of God then it should be quite elementary to deduce that there was no cause for the rolling away of the stone. The body is but a cacoon in which the soul incubates, .. for as the caterpillar morphs into the butterfly the soul likewise takes wing once the silver bowl is broken.

[dogsgod]

The empty tomb is the story. No empty tomb, no story. Stories aren't about evidence, it's art.

[Apollonius]

Originally Posted by dogsgod

The empty tomb is the story. No empty tomb, no story. Stories aren't about evidence, it's art.

Perhaps, .. however, the endings of such stories should not have been changed. In the original gospel account of St.Mark the disciples came to find an empty tomb and the story closes with them being astonished .. with no details regarding any resurrection. The same likely holds true with the book of Job in that the old gentleman merely suffered a horrible life and died with no mention of being blessed tenfold as a recompense to having had his faith tested. Of course, stories such as these were adopted from earlier tales, most of which were Greek in origin.

[dogsgod]

Originally Posted by Apollonius

Perhaps, .. however, the endings of such stories should not have been changed. In the original gospel account of St.Mark the disciples came to find an empty tomb and the story closes with them being astonished .. with no details regarding any resurrection. The same likely holds true with the book of Job in that the old gentleman merely suffered a horrible life and died with no mention of being blessed tenfold as a recompense to having had his faith tested. Of course, stories such as these were adopted from earlier tales, most of which were Greek in origin.

People do as they please with the endings. As far as I'm concerned The da Vinci Code could be included into the New Testament. That way believers could make historical claims and another round of doubters could be viewed as Christian haters.