"'Misconception theories usually take two forms: either Jesus didn't die, or his followers visited the wrong tomb,' Johnston writes in his book 'Body of Proof.' The first, known as the 'swoon theory,' suggests Jesus never truly died but merely lost consciousness and later revived, a claim Johnston says ignores medical evidence of his death and the impossibility of freeing himself from the tomb in such a weakened state."
"a detail that has long fascinated historians and theologians because, in the first century, a woman's testimony carried little authority. According to the Gospel accounts, Mary went to the tomb at dawn and found the stone rolled away. The body was gone, and moments later, she encountered Jesus himself, becoming the first to proclaim the resurrection. But when she ran to tell the disciples, they dismissed her story as unbelievable."
Attempts to explain the resurrection fall into misconception and deceit categories. Misconception theories include the 'swoon theory,' asserting Jesus never truly died but revived, and the 'wrong tomb theory,' claiming followers visited the incorrect burial site. The swoon account conflicts with medical evidence of death and the improbability of escaping a sealed tomb in a debilitated state. Deceit theories assert followers fabricated the story, a claim at odds with Jesus' ethical teachings. A denialist theory that Jesus never existed fails against documented archaeological and historical records. Gospel accounts present Mary Magdalene as the initial witness, initially discounted by the disciples.
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