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Michael Licona on Matthew 27:52-53, the ‘mini’ resurrection of the saints (or why they were NOT zombies!)

Posted on 17/09/2011 by

‘It seems to me that an understanding of the language in Matthew 27:52-53 as ‘special effects’ with eschatological Jewish texts and thought in mind is most plausible.  There is further support for this interpretation.  If the tombs were opened and … Continue reading →

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“Many men and women who had died came back to life again” — zombies in the Bible?

Posted on 26/10/2010 by

Matthew 27, verses 51-52 states: “The earth shook, the rocks broke and tombs opened and many men and women who had died came back to life again.  They left the cemetery and went into the city and appeared to many … Continue reading →

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