Swoon Theory
The Swoon Theory, the Stolen Body Theory, the Hallucination Theory, and the Wrong Tomb Theory are all man-made theories that are used to disprove the validity of Christ’s resurrection. The Swoon Theory professes that Jesus was buried alive because He only temporarily fainted on the cross, and the Stolen Body Theory says that the disciples lied about Jesus’s resurrection in order to steal His body. The Hallucination Theory claims that Jesus never actually resurrected (the disciples only believed in their minds that He did) and the Wrong Tomb Theory points to Jesus’s female disciples thinking that Jesus had disappeared from the tomb, when they actually just went to the wrong tomb. However, as Christians, we believe that these theories are false,
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This theory claims that Jesus only temporarily fainted on the cross from exhaustion and the loss of blood, but was revived soon after his crucifixion (Kreeft 27). Another side of the theory is that the disciples thought Jesus was dead, so they buried Him alive (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”). Three days later, Jesus resurrected, then convinced his disciples that He was alive all along (“The “Swoon”, “Hallucination”, and “Contradictory Gospel Accounts” Theories of the Resurrection.”). The final argument is that Jesus’s disciples saw that Jesus had revived after 3 days, and left the tomb, which made it look like he resurrected (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). According to the knowledge that we have in the Bible, this theory has been proven to be false. One reason that the Swoon Theory is fake is that Jesus would not have survived the Crucifixion or being buried alive (unless God wanted Him to) (Kreeft 27) because the Crucifixion and flogging that Jesus went through was too brutal for anyone to survive (i.e. blood and water poured out of Jesus’s body when he was stabbed by a spear in John 19:34) (The “Swoon”, “Hallucination”, and “Contradictory Gospel Accounts” Theories of the Resurrection.”). Another reason that the Swoon Theory is false is that it is unrealistic for humans to survive 3 full days without water (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). In addition, Jesus’s body was …show more content…
The Hallucination Theory says that Jesus wasn’t actually resurrected, but his disciples only believed in their minds that he was resurrected (Kreeft 29). The theory claims that witnesses had visions that they saw Jesus appear after his death, but the visions weren’t real, only imagined (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”). Another source claims that the resurrection of Christ only occurred in the minds of the disciples (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). The Hallucination Theory is impossible because there were too many qualified witnesses such as Jesus’ disciples and apostles (Kreeft 29). Also, hallucinations rarely last longer than a 1 to 3 minutes (Kreeft 29), so this idea that the resurrection never happened wouldn’t have prolonged for much longer than that. Next, it would be very unlikely for a group of people to have similar hallucinations at the same time (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”) because no two people have the exact same hallucination experience and hallucinations only happen to those who really want to believe it (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). Lastly, according to the book of Matthew that conveys, “His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was
This theory claims that Jesus only temporarily fainted on the cross from exhaustion and the loss of blood, but was revived soon after his crucifixion (Kreeft 27). Another side of the theory is that the disciples thought Jesus was dead, so they buried Him alive (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”). Three days later, Jesus resurrected, then convinced his disciples that He was alive all along (“The “Swoon”, “Hallucination”, and “Contradictory Gospel Accounts” Theories of the Resurrection.”). The final argument is that Jesus’s disciples saw that Jesus had revived after 3 days, and left the tomb, which made it look like he resurrected (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). According to the knowledge that we have in the Bible, this theory has been proven to be false. One reason that the Swoon Theory is fake is that Jesus would not have survived the Crucifixion or being buried alive (unless God wanted Him to) (Kreeft 27) because the Crucifixion and flogging that Jesus went through was too brutal for anyone to survive (i.e. blood and water poured out of Jesus’s body when he was stabbed by a spear in John 19:34) (The “Swoon”, “Hallucination”, and “Contradictory Gospel Accounts” Theories of the Resurrection.”). Another reason that the Swoon Theory is false is that it is unrealistic for humans to survive 3 full days without water (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). In addition, Jesus’s body was …show more content…
The Hallucination Theory says that Jesus wasn’t actually resurrected, but his disciples only believed in their minds that he was resurrected (Kreeft 29). The theory claims that witnesses had visions that they saw Jesus appear after his death, but the visions weren’t real, only imagined (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”). Another source claims that the resurrection of Christ only occurred in the minds of the disciples (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). The Hallucination Theory is impossible because there were too many qualified witnesses such as Jesus’ disciples and apostles (Kreeft 29). Also, hallucinations rarely last longer than a 1 to 3 minutes (Kreeft 29), so this idea that the resurrection never happened wouldn’t have prolonged for much longer than that. Next, it would be very unlikely for a group of people to have similar hallucinations at the same time (“False Theories Against the Resurrection of Christ”) because no two people have the exact same hallucination experience and hallucinations only happen to those who really want to believe it (“The Resurrection: Fact or Fiction?”). Lastly, according to the book of Matthew that conveys, “His appearance was like lightning, and his clothing white as snow. And for fear of him the guards trembled and became like dead men. But the angel said to the women, “Do not be afraid, for I know that you seek Jesus who was