It appears to me like there could only be two explanations for this. The resurrection happened in the most unconvincing way imaginable, except to his followers and whoever they managed to convince. Or, the resurrection never happened at all.

Then he said to Thomas, "Put your finger here; see my hands. Reach out your hand and put it into my side. Stop doubting and believe."

That's an interesting theory, one I can't say I've come across before. Do you have any reliable sources for any of that?

The Fifth Gospel presents some compelling new evidence about the life of Jesus which has been derived from a variety of sources in the East which are unknown to most Western scholars. By chance, one of the authors found, in 1965, a reference in Ladakh to the discovery of Buddhist scrolls about Jesus.

Since then, the authors have been examining evidence about the survival of Jesus Christ at the time of the crucifixion, and his subsequent travels to the East. The authors' main purpose in writing this book is to inform the West that "we in the East have some source material about the historical Jesus who lived on after the crucifixion....

This book was not written in one day, but is a result of many years' continued search for evidence," and provides research on some very compelling questions.

As for why, I can only assume he didn't want every Tom, Dick, and Heathen having proof he'd risen from the dead for some reason. "They had their chance," perhaps...

Originally posted by DISRAELI
reply to post by namine

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In the Gospel accounts, the Resurrection was convincing enough to anybody who saw the resurrected Jesus.
That sets up a third option; the Resurrection WAS convincing, but only revealed directly to a small number of people.

In the second half of your post, you acknowledge this possibllity (thus exposing the false dilemma in the first half), but you argue that it was the wrong strategy,
I won't argue on that point; I leave it to God to work out for himself what strategy he wants to follow.

Originally posted by AfterInfinity
reply to post by Thought Provoker

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Surely such a loving and considerate fellow would give everyone a second chance, after giving them the biggest first chance he could muster.

Not only did he restrict himself to a mere fraction of the world, but his miracles were child's play compared to what he could have done.

He could have had thousands and thousands there to watch his death, then risen and paraded in front of all of them. Why wait another 2,000 years to rule?