Three renowned scientists\u2014Papaia, Banani, Ravioli\u2014and their assistant Igor work at the NASAL observatory.
Ravioli accidentally bought a book that turns out to be very interesting.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
We are at the airport, after an unfortunate incident with the luggage. Banani and Ravioli are discussing Ravioli’s book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: The calculation is simple. Paul, also known as Saul, begins persecuting Christians and then heads to Damascus.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: But why does he go to Damascus? That’s an important question.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: He wanted to arrest a group of Christians in that city, right?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Exactly. But the real issue is: what bothered Paul so much that it pushed him to take that trip?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Maybe the preaching about the resurrection was already circulating before his conversion?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: We can’t be sure, but we can suppose that what disturbed Paul was precisely the spread of these testimonies about the resurrection.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Until, during that trip, Paul converts.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: And three years later, he meets Peter and James in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: So there are two possibilities: either Paul receives this oral tradition immediately in Damascus, or he receives it three years later, during the fifteen days spent with Peter in Jerusalem.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Doing the math, Paul’s conversion happened at most two years after the crucifixion. If we add the three years before his trip to Jerusalem, we get a maximum of five years.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: This means that the resurrection was being preached no more than five years after the cross. So, it was the heart of Christian preaching from the very beginning.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: Doing the math, when we left, there were only two hours left before the flight\u2026 If we add the time lost with the luggage and the disastrous check-in, we get a maximum of five minutes\u2026 before the plane takes off without us!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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