> It is not terribly uncommon for humans who were thought to be dead to later exhibit signs of life. That's true, though the separation of "blood and water" wh

> It is not terribly uncommon for humans who were thought to be dead to later exhibit signs of life. That's true, though the separation of "blood and water" when Jesus' side was pierced is usually used as evidence he was really dead. > To what accounts are you referring ? I misremembered. The specific account I was thinking of was Celsus, as preserved in Origen's "Against Celsus", but the account was 2nd century. As for the Egyptian magic bit, Celsus said Jesus "...was brought up in secret and hired himself out as a workman in Egypt, and after having tried his hand at certain magical powers he returned from there, and on account of those powers gave himself the title of God."