Q&A: Christianity
Christianity
Question
Hello Rabbi,
It is well known that according to Christian tradition and the account in the New Testament, Jesus came back to life after being buried, and afterward appeared to several women and to his disciples.
Why is this not sufficient evidence for the truth of his resurrection?
Answer
According to my neighbor’s tradition, his mother flew through the sky on the back of a demon with three wings and landed in Kamchatka. From there she had a miraculous shortening of the way to Israel, and then he was born right on time. Is that sufficient evidence that his mother really flew through the sky, etc.? What kind of question is that? Did you think for a moment before writing it?
Discussion on Answer
That comparison is nonsense. I assume that if you think a little, you’ll figure that out on your own.
According to my tradition, my forefathers fled slavery under what was then the most powerful empire in the world, walked in the desert and ate bread from heaven, and God revealed Himself to them from the top of a mountain and gave them a law code full of internal contradictions.
According to that same tradition, there was also someone who flew in the sky and landed in Kamchatka, though not on the back of a winged demon but rather in a chariot of fire harnessed to blazing horses.
What’s the difference?