They could have sent their representatives to take Jesus’ body and destroy it. The Jews were in a position to have the body of Jesus removed from the tomb. Possibility 1: The Jews Stole the Body of Jesus First, concerning His enemies and Joseph of Arimathea, “Would they have stolen the body?” Next, we ask the question about His disciples, “Could they have stolen the body?” Two questions immediately arise about the stolen body theory. If human hands removed the body of Jesus, then we have four basic possibilities as to who did it. Since the evidence proves the tomb was empty the question is, “What caused it to be empty?” The empty tomb means two possibilities: the body of Jesus was removed by either human hands or by supernatural power. The question, of course, is what caused the tomb to become empty? What we do know is that the body of Jesus disappeared. The tomb in which the body of Jesus of Nazareth was laid became unoccupied some thirty-six hours later. Objections to the Resurrection of Jesus – Question 8
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