If the bible is true....why didn't some contemporary historians get around to mentioning the zombie apocalypse as described in matthew? [Spirituality & Religion]

"and the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints who had fallen asleep were raised; 53 and coming out of the graves after His resurrection, they went into the holy city and appeared to many."
Matt 27:52

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RealtaReoite · 61-69, M

Not that I'm trying to defend Matt, but:

a) I doubt the "zombies" would have been shambling around after reporters muttering "Mmmmmm, brains!!!". Seems out of character for a dead "saint". Now that I think about it, most reporters would seem to have a natural immunity during a zombie apocalypse anyhow, but that's going rather far afield.

b) reporting on such would have been looked upon VERY unfavorably by those in power at the time. I'll bet they'd make Trump look like a piker.

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RealtaReoite · 61-69, M

@Celine

a) me too. That's what induced me to answer your question in the first place. Plus it made me smile. "Zombie Apocalypse" indeed. *snork*

b) Oh, I think it would have been VERY unfavorable indeed. Both the Roman and Jewish authorities had a strong interest in ensuring that nothing related to this "Jesus of Nazareth" fellow smacked of divinity. I think I remember something about the Romans putting guards on his tomb so that "his followers would not steal the body and claim he had risen from the dead" or something like that. And I don't think the "saints" were very popular with those in power. Or very well-known in the general population who didn't hold with such nonsense.

How successful the authorities might have been at suppressing this sort of news is, for sure, debatable. It seems like it would be fairly newsworthy and a tough thing to cover up. But I don't think any reporter would keep his job as "Chief Sanhedrin Correspondent" very long if he started printing that sort of rumor.

So that kind of leaves the early Christians, and they were pretty busy just trying to stay alive -- and not faring very well at that either -- so I have no idea what records might have been made (or might have survived). Interesting question, though. Sometimes I almost wish I knew something about it.