{"id":119908,"date":"2026-09-09T21:00:00","date_gmt":"2026-09-09T19:00:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/?p=119908"},"modified":"2026-09-09T12:42:23","modified_gmt":"2026-09-09T10:42:23","slug":"scientific-christ-resurrection","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/it\/scientific-christ-resurrection\/","title":{"rendered":"A Scientific Look at Christ&#8217;s Resurrection"},"content":{"rendered":"<style>img#mv-trellis-img-1::before{padding-top:59.583333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-1{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-2::before{padding-top:66.233766233766%; }img#mv-trellis-img-2{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-3::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-3{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-4::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-4{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-5::before{padding-top:66.75%; }img#mv-trellis-img-5{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-6::before{padding-top:56.25%; }img#mv-trellis-img-6{display:block;}img#mv-trellis-img-7::before{padding-top:56.333333333333%; }img#mv-trellis-img-7{display:block;}<\/style>\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Scientists and historians are very careful when talking about ancient times, especially when miracles are involved!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">They don&rsquo;t assume a miracle happened or didn&rsquo;t happen.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Instead, they ask about the<strong> earliest source<\/strong> and do <strong>cross-examination<\/strong>.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When the resurrection of Jesus Christ is observed like this, we&rsquo;re left with three facts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Jesus died on the cross, his body was placed in a tomb that was found empty, and his disciples were convinced they saw him alive again.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&rsquo;s look at<strong> the evidence<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">1. Jesus Christ Was <em>Proclaimed<\/em> Dead<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-115113\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"715\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115113\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-960x572.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-1080x643.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-170x101.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"715\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20715'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='715'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-115113 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-1\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-300x179.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-1024x610.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-768x457.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-960x572.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-1080x643.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-2-170x101.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, what if Jesus Christ <strong>didn&rsquo;t actually die<\/strong>?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Roman executioners had one job: crucifixion. If a condemned person remained alive after being taken down from the cross, the state would consider it a failure.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It could lead to severe punishment for the executioner!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, was it even possible to survive such torture? We actually need to look at <strong>what crucifixion does<\/strong> to a person.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The exhaustion from hanging on the cross would make breathing extremely difficult within hours. The body needs to push itself up to breathe, and it can&rsquo;t.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">John&rsquo;s Gospel adds a meaningful detail about the moment Christ was pierced by a spear. Blood and water flowed out, which might suggest that His heart sac was pierced.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">When you consider all this, there&rsquo;s no way Jesus didn&rsquo;t die from his wounds on the cross. They were <strong>definitely fatal<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">2. What Romans Did After an Execution<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-104042\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"612\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104042\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10.jpg 924w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"924\" height=\"612\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%20924%20612'%3E%3Crect%20width='924'%20height='612'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-104042 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-2\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10.jpg 924w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-300x199.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-768x509.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-10-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/unsplash.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Unsplash<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The Romans had a protocol that they followed after each execution, so the <strong>bodies couldn&rsquo;t be lost<\/strong>!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s a common suspicion that Christ&rsquo;s body was lost by the Romans, so his disciples improvised a story about Him leaving the grave.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The law allowed families to request a body back for burial, and <strong>Jewish tradition<\/strong> demanded that it had to be in the ground before nightfall.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the 1960s, archaeologists found a crypt in Jerusalem that held the bones of a man named Yehohanan. That man died by crucifixion.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This matters because it confirms that the Gospels told the truth about Christ&rsquo;s burial.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was definitely possible for Him to have been buried properly, by Jewish custom, instead of being disposed of by the Romans.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">3. An Empty Tomb and Inconvenient Witnesses<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-119993\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1.jpg\" alt=\"christ resurrection\" class=\"wp-image-119993\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"christ resurrection\" class=\"wp-image-119993 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-3\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/08\/resurrection-jesus-christ-grave-bible-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In the first century, in both Rome and Judea, a <strong>woman&rsquo;s testimony<\/strong> barely counted for anything before the law. This goes especially for women from humble backgrounds.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, if someone wanted to invent a story about a resurrection, they certainly wouldn&rsquo;t make two women their main witnesses.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Still, every single Gospel insists that was the case!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Historians call this the criterion of <strong>embarrassment<\/strong>. Only having women as their witnesses was likely embarrassing for the disciples, but they wrote it down anyway.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">On top of that, Rome was very much against Christianity spreading any further. If the Romans had Jesus&rsquo;s body, they would&rsquo;ve produced it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">4. There&rsquo;s Evidence Older Than the Gospels<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-115112\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1.jpg\" alt=\"true cross\" class=\"wp-image-115112\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"true cross\" class=\"wp-image-115112 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-4\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/06\/jesus-cross-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">In <strong>1 Corinthians 15<\/strong>, Paul writes down a <strong>creed<\/strong> that historians everywhere believe wasn&rsquo;t written by him.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s thought that Paul was quoting something older, perhaps some public news he had received.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The creed was dated, and it&rsquo;s said that it was first written two to five years after Christ was crucified.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">This means that the resurrection was news that circled among people, at a time when the eyewitnesses were alive and in Jerusalem.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Legends need time to develop, but the truth is immediate.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Many scholars agree that the creed reads like a <strong>headline<\/strong> written days after the story broke.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">5. Did the Apostles Encounter Christ or Hallucinate Him?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-105045\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105045\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-170x113.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"801\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20801'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='801'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105045 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-5\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-300x200.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-1024x684.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-768x513.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-18x12.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-960x641.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-1080x721.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-2-170x113.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Hallucinating from grief is a real thing, but what Gospels describe doesn&rsquo;t sound like that at all.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">According to Paul&rsquo;s list in 1 Corinthians 15, <strong>whole groups<\/strong> of people saw the risen Christ, sometimes more than ten of them together!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">He reportedly<strong> ate food<\/strong> in front of people and even invited Thomas to touch his wounds.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So, could this have been a <strong>mass hallucination<\/strong>? Those aren&rsquo;t very well documented, so many scholars reject them.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Whatever happened, the people describing it insisted it wasn&rsquo;t a feeling or a vision.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was an encounter, described down to mundane details.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">6. Ancient Skeptics Believed in Resurrection<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-105047\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105047\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1920\" height=\"1080\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201920%201080'%3E%3Crect%20width='1920'%20height='1080'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-105047 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-6\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1.jpg 1920w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1024x576.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-960x540.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-1200x675.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/jesus-love-1-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It&rsquo;s understandable to question the beliefs of the people who loved and followed Christ. They had an agenda, and they wanted to believe!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But how do we explain <strong>skeptics<\/strong> <strong>who admitted<\/strong> the resurrection was real?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Saul<\/strong> was actively persecuting Christians when he had an encounter with the risen Jesus on the road to Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">From a denier, he became a missionary and a martyr in the name of Jesus!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Gospels mention a few times how <strong>James<\/strong>, Jesus&rsquo;s half-brother, thought that He was mad his whole life.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Yet, James ended up leading the Jerusalem church only a few years after the crucifixion. He even died for his conviction.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These were two known, historical skeptics who changed their minds after Jesus&rsquo;s death. Why?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">7. What Are the Alternatives?<\/h2>\n\n\n<div class=\"wp-block-image size-full wp-image-104050\">\n<figure class=\"aligncenter\"><noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5.jpg\" alt=\"jesus\" class=\"wp-image-104050\" srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-170x96.jpg 170w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\"><\/noscript><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1200\" height=\"676\" src=\"data:image\/svg+xml,%3Csvg%20xmlns='http:\/\/www.w3.org\/2000\/svg'%20viewBox='0%200%201200%20676'%3E%3Crect%20width='1200'%20height='676'%20style='fill:%23e3e3e3'\/%3E%3C\/svg%3E\" alt=\"jesus\" class=\"wp-image-104050 lazyload\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 760px) calc(100vw - 40px), 728px\" data-pin-media=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5.jpg\" id=\"mv-trellis-img-7\" data-src=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5.jpg\" data-srcset=\"https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5.jpg 1200w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-300x169.jpg 300w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-1024x577.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-768x432.jpg 768w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-18x10.jpg 18w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-728x410.jpg 728w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-480x270.jpg 480w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-320x180.jpg 320w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-960x541.jpg 960w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-1080x608.jpg 1080w, https:\/\/angelynum.com\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/books-bible-jesus-5-170x96.jpg 170w\" data-trellis-processed=\"1\"><figcaption class=\"wp-element-caption\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.freepik.com\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">&copy; Freepik<\/a><\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<\/div>\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Let&rsquo;s forget our conviction for a moment and look for some alternative ways to explain what happened after Christ&rsquo;s death.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Body theft<\/strong> doesn&rsquo;t hold up. Many historians agree that the story of resurrection and all the chaos it caused would force potential thieves to return the body.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">It was even suggested that <strong>Ges\u00f9<\/strong> was <strong>buried elsewhere<\/strong>, so the tomb that was discovered empty wasn&rsquo;t even His.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The authorities would have known where He was truly buried and would have shown evidence. After all, it was in Rome&rsquo;s interest to disprove the resurrection!<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Group hallucination<\/strong> is also a tricky one because psychology doesn&rsquo;t even fully accept it as a real thing.&nbsp;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">These aren&rsquo;t stupid arguments, but they simply don&rsquo;t hold up.<\/p>","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Scientists and historians are very careful when talking about ancient times, especially when miracles are involved! 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