They SAW HIM. That is not HEAR SAY. They could have been subpoenaed if it came to trial, but with a list that large, I would be looking for a plea resolution at the least.
THEY (the 500) did not say they saw Jesus. PAUL said that THEY saw Jesus. That's hearsay. You would have been laughed out of court unless you produced at least some of the 500 and gotten the story from "the horse's mouth," as they say.
....
Some (like Antlers) even fabricate their own
wild "truth" by claiming Paul saw Jesus.
which is the exact opposite of scripture.
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Acts 9: (nasb)
3 Now as he was traveling, it happened that he was approaching
Damascus, and suddenly a light from heaven flashed around him;
4 and he fell to the ground and heard a voice saying to him,
“Saul, Saul, why are you persecuting Me?”
5 And he said, “Who are You, Lord?” And He said,
“I am Jesus whom you are persecuting,
6 but get up and enter the city, and (I)it will be told to you
what you must do.”
7 The men who traveled with him stood speechless,
hearing the voice but seeing no one.
8 Saul got up from the ground, and though his eyes
were open, he could see nothing ; and leading him by
the hand, they brought him into Damascus.
9 And for three days he was without sight,
and neither ate nor drank.****
btw, Some Christians like Hastings , have called BS
on Pauls 'voice of Jesus' experience, suggesting
it was all brought on by schizophrenia.
