' ... Actual authors of the Bible saw Jesus after the resurrection. ..."
No, they did not. The Gospels of the New Testament were written by Greek Christians, in Greek, more than 70 years after Jesus died. Dr. Bart Ehrman, a noted New Testament historian and scholar, explains this in the following video.
His videos are very interesting.
FWIW.
L.W.
Sheesh... Matthew was a disciple, Mark was a disciple, John was a disciple and wrote 5 books of the NT. 3 of the 4 Gospels was written by these men. Peter was a disciple, James was his half brother. Jude may have been a disciple or a half brother as well. Paul who wrote the rest of the NT certainly had a powerful encounter with Jesus after his resurrection. 500 people witnessed Christ being alive after His resurrection.
“No one in hell can ever say I went to Christ and He rejected me.
