Summary: Paul taught physical/bodily resurrection; hallucination theory fails; Paul was not grieving Jesus's death — he was glad Jesus was dead before his conversion
Concluding the section on Paul's resurrection belief
Licona summarizes: Paul taught bodily physical resurrection, not a visionary experience. The hallucination hypothesis also fails because hallucinations cannot account for group experiences. Furthermore, Paul was not psychologically predisposed to see Jesus — he was a persecutor who was glad Jesus was dead. Jesus was the last person Paul would have expected or wanted to see.
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The Case for the Resurrection of Jesus
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