I occasionally get an email from someone who says that the disciples must have really seen Jesus raised from the dead because “they would not have lied about it.”  I’m always struck my how that seems to be the only option: Jesus was raised or the disciples “lied.” Relatedly (though not obviously so), my friend [...]

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