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Title: A False Dilemma
Review: There is another explanation that is more plausible than either literalism OR Spong's implausible interpretation. It normally took days to die of crucifixtion. Jesus was up there only for a few hours. Then his tomb was found empty, and later he shows up at his friends' hideout. They all agree that he was solid, fleshly, and wounded, with nail holes in his hands. He begs them to give him something to eat (!), and then leaves, intending to rendevous with them again soon. Isn't it far more plausible to suppose he managed somehow to survive the cricifixtion, than that he was magically, supernaturally raised from the dead? Hello? People have been known to survive wounds far worse, including multiple stab wounds and bullets. Notice his friend, Joseph, is the one who took away the "corpse." Notice also the friend who gave him some substance to drink up there, after which he swoons. Think...
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