tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post4326598051435463599..comments2024-03-27T17:15:37.606-04:00Comments on Triablogue: The guarded tombRyanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17809283662428917799noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6789188.post-79061872808024019262009-11-23T19:26:19.628-05:002009-11-23T19:26:19.628-05:00It's seldom noted that Matthew's claim tha...It's seldom noted that Matthew's claim that the Jewish leaders accused Jesus' disciples of stealing the body is corroborated by a passage in Justin Martyr in which Justin seems to quote from a Jewish source on the subject. In section 108 of his Dialogue With Trypho, Justin seems to cite a Jewish document or tradition, in which Jesus is referred to as a "deceiver" and reference is made to Jesus as Him "whom we crucified", apparently speaking from the perspective of non-Christian Jews ("we"). Justin is familiar with many Jewish responses to Christianity and "shows acquaintance with rabbinical discussions" (Michael Slusser, ed., Dialogue With Trypho [Washington, D.C.: The Catholic University Of America Press, 2003], n. 9 on p. 33). This passage in Justin contains multiple details not found in Matthew's gospel. For example, Slusser's edition of Justin has him referring to how the Jews "chose certain men by vote and sent them throughout the whole civilized world" (p. 162) in order to argue against Christianity, including by accusing the disciples of stealing the body. It's not as though people would have been dependent solely on Matthew for information on such subjects. Justin had more than Matthew's account to go by, as other early sources would have.<br /><br />One of the best resources on the historicity of the guard at the tomb is William Lane Craig's article <a href="http://www.reasonablefaith.org/site/News2?page=NewsArticle&id=5211" rel="nofollow">here</a>.Jason Engwerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17031011335190895123noreply@blogger.com