madeleine wrote:Mortal Man...I read through your post, and don't have anything to add to the discussion.
Except today I ran across some writings by Edward Schillibeeckx. He was a 20th century theologian who ran into trouble with the Roman Curia more than once, because of his writings. He was also a major participant in the Vatican II Council.
At any rate, his writings were never condemned and will be studied for decades to come. But particular to your post! You might find his book "Jesus: An Experiment in Christology" to be interesting. In it, he states the opinion that, theologically speaking, the empty tomb is an "unnecessary hypothesis".
Yes, that got him into trouble.
Peace.
Thanks for the reference madeleine.