I submit that it was. That experience suggested that God and human life can flow together. It persuaded “believers” that every limit on our humanity can be broken. That is what those early Christians meant when they said: “Jesus lives. We have seen the Lord!”
Sorry, Bishop Spong... I really can't believe you on this one. I'm not buying that the early christians were using "resurection" to mean this metaphorical bullshit. The early christians believed in a reanimated corpse, most likley.
