I got to thinking about it and since there is no record of Jesus dying a second time, I assume that he was not a human being. So where is he now? He was born of a human mother but he was not human? Is there any record of him disappearing after his resurrection?
What a GREAT post!! Probably lots of comments to this. I just have to add my 4 cents worth.
I think, as VP Harris comments, you have to get to the roots. The roots comes from the Bible. You make a statement in your post that he was born of a human mother. Therefore, in my mind, you had to get that info from somewhere...ultimately, that would be the Bible, whether you actually took it from there or not, it was reported there first. From the Bible we also get the rest of the information in your questions. Not in order, here are the answers: The Bible stated Jesus was born of a Virgin mother. And she was married to Joseph. Nothing was said about either of them being human because the Bible is about human behavior. I know that because the Bible also states that animals are for the use of man. Therefore, we aren't talking about animals, but men, and women, who are humans. See my point so far? Gotta get to the roots here before the answers can be seen. Nothing was reported in the Bible about Jesus being born an animal, but was born a baby. The Baby Jesus. Therefore, he was human, since we know his parents were human. Born human, taught the Pharisees at age 12, in the Temple, died at about age 33. I don't believe his exact age at death was reported, but from his deeds during life his death can be counted up in years. So, in answer to your questions, yes he was human.
Following his death, he was resurrected after 3 days. This was reported, again in the Bible, by an angel at the tomb he was placed in after his death. A while of time goes by and Jesus was seen by Thomas because Thomas had said in a meeting of Jesus' disciples, that he would not believe Jesus had risen unless he saw the nail marks in his hands. So Jesus appeared to Thomas awhile after Thomas said this. Jesus showed Thomas his nail marks and also where the Roman centurion had pierced Jesus' side to make sure he did die. All of this was reported by the Bible. Now, the Bible also reports that Jesus disappeared after a meeting with his disciples when he ascended a cloud into heaven. The Bible further reported that Jesus told the disciples during the last supper that when he returned to heaven he would be seated at the right hand of God.
So, I believe I have answered all your questions, using VP Harris' roots method. Glad to help out.
