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, where the scientists are talking about Ravioli’s book.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: A skeptic like James who converts and becomes a leader of the church\u2026 A radical transformation.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Not only that, but he also dies because of the persecutions. His suffering and martyrdom are recorded by Josephus, Eusebius, and Clement of Alexandria.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: So, now he really believed. He no longer thought Jesus was “out of his mind.”<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Definitely not. The sources show that he was sincerely convinced that Jesus had risen from the dead.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: And what could have transformed him like that?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: In the creed of 1 Corinthians 15, the oral tradition states that Jesus also appeared to James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: Yes, but there were others named James.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: The text doesn\u2019t specify which James, but if you think about it, what could convert a skeptic more than seeing with his own eyes the very thing he didn\u2019t believe in?<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Banani: I agree. If he had only heard about it from others, he probably wouldn\u2019t have converted, but seeing it with his own eyes is a whole different story.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Ravioli: Yes, and James undergoes a radical transformation similar to the one the disciples experienced.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
Igor: \u201cAfter all that we\u2019ve seen, we can deduce that the thing Ravioli does best, after eating, is pretending nothing happened.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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\u2026Also, just like Papaia with the vending machines, critics could have saved themselves a lot of trouble by putting more trust\u2026 in the direct source!<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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