Is Jesus's Resurrection Based On Religion Or Science?
Research Paper - Summa Theologica
Is Jesus's resurrection based on religion or science?
What religion (Christianity) says:
Christ resurrected from the dead.
Christ was the Son of God so he had supernatural powers.
Christ came back to the disciples.
Jesus predicted his death and resurrection.
What science says:
Christ didn't resurrect from the dead.
It is physically impossible and contrary to the laws of nature.
There isn't any concrete evidence.
There wasn't any witness that saw Jesus resurrect from his tomb.
My Created Explanation:
Jesus's resurrection is based on both religion and science.
Science says that it is impossible, so the only way that one could resurrect is by supernatural powers. This …show more content…
Resurrection is supposed to be the basis of Christianity. Dead bodies do not rise again. It is a physical impossibility and contrary to the laws of nature. Despite this, resurrection is the proof of Christianity. Matthew testifies that the angel of the Lord descended in full view, like lightning, clothed as white as snow, and accompanied by an earthquake. At the sight of him, the keepers shake and become like dead men. The angel rolled away the stone and sat on it at the door of the sepulchre, telling the women their Lord was risen (Matthew 28:1-8). In Mark (Mark 16:4) and Luke (Luke 24:4), the stone had already been rolled away.
In John, Mary finds the tomb empty, and no angel was there to explain why, so she runs to tell Peter, not knowing about any resurrection. Mary thought the body of Jesus had been stolen from the tomb. Mary is distraught and has had no idea that Jesus had risen from the dead. When she found the disciples, she said: They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. (John …show more content…
Peter and John run to the tomb to verify her story. They still are unaware (John 20:9) of the scripture that "he must rise again from the dead." They then depart. Mary is suddenly at the tomb, so some time must have passed for her to follow the sprinting Peter and John, and she sees in the tomb two angels in white who ask why she is crying. They do not say Jesus has risen. She still thought that the corpse of Jesus had been stolen. Replying to the angels she met inside the tomb, she said: Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. (John 20:13)
She turns and Jesus himself appears saying she must tell the disciples he has risen. It looks like another independent element of tradition. Matthew (Matthew 29:9-10) has a similar separate appearance adapted to include Mark 16:7, the message to the disciples, in which Jesus appears directly to the women to tell them he had arisen, and gave them the message.
Matthew, Luke, and John record that Jesus was resurrected (Matthew 28:9). Touch me and see, a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see I have them. (Luke 24:39) Put your fingers here, see my hands. (John 20:27) He is not here, he has risen (Matthew 28:6-7) Come and see the place where he lay. He has risen from the dead. He is not here, he has risen (Luke 24:6) He was raised from the dead (John 21:14). This
Is Jesus's resurrection based on religion or science?
What religion (Christianity) says:
Christ resurrected from the dead.
Christ was the Son of God so he had supernatural powers.
Christ came back to the disciples.
Jesus predicted his death and resurrection.
What science says:
Christ didn't resurrect from the dead.
It is physically impossible and contrary to the laws of nature.
There isn't any concrete evidence.
There wasn't any witness that saw Jesus resurrect from his tomb.
My Created Explanation:
Jesus's resurrection is based on both religion and science.
Science says that it is impossible, so the only way that one could resurrect is by supernatural powers. This …show more content…
Resurrection is supposed to be the basis of Christianity. Dead bodies do not rise again. It is a physical impossibility and contrary to the laws of nature. Despite this, resurrection is the proof of Christianity. Matthew testifies that the angel of the Lord descended in full view, like lightning, clothed as white as snow, and accompanied by an earthquake. At the sight of him, the keepers shake and become like dead men. The angel rolled away the stone and sat on it at the door of the sepulchre, telling the women their Lord was risen (Matthew 28:1-8). In Mark (Mark 16:4) and Luke (Luke 24:4), the stone had already been rolled away.
In John, Mary finds the tomb empty, and no angel was there to explain why, so she runs to tell Peter, not knowing about any resurrection. Mary thought the body of Jesus had been stolen from the tomb. Mary is distraught and has had no idea that Jesus had risen from the dead. When she found the disciples, she said: They have taken away the Lord out of the tomb, and we know not where they have laid him. (John …show more content…
Peter and John run to the tomb to verify her story. They still are unaware (John 20:9) of the scripture that "he must rise again from the dead." They then depart. Mary is suddenly at the tomb, so some time must have passed for her to follow the sprinting Peter and John, and she sees in the tomb two angels in white who ask why she is crying. They do not say Jesus has risen. She still thought that the corpse of Jesus had been stolen. Replying to the angels she met inside the tomb, she said: Because they have taken away my Lord, and I know not where they have laid him. (John 20:13)
She turns and Jesus himself appears saying she must tell the disciples he has risen. It looks like another independent element of tradition. Matthew (Matthew 29:9-10) has a similar separate appearance adapted to include Mark 16:7, the message to the disciples, in which Jesus appears directly to the women to tell them he had arisen, and gave them the message.
Matthew, Luke, and John record that Jesus was resurrected (Matthew 28:9). Touch me and see, a ghost does not have flesh and bones as you see I have them. (Luke 24:39) Put your fingers here, see my hands. (John 20:27) He is not here, he has risen (Matthew 28:6-7) Come and see the place where he lay. He has risen from the dead. He is not here, he has risen (Luke 24:6) He was raised from the dead (John 21:14). This