[Invincibly Ignorant]

Accepting the report of the 500 witnesses as true, this still leaves open the question of the divinity of Jesus.

but it doesn't leave the door opened about whether or not the ressurectioned happened. I told you before I accept "deity" based upon the OT (granted you differ on interpretation) and on extra biblical intertestamental writings.

[SoothingDave]

The question, for me anyway, is why you can accept "similarities" of the Jesus story to pagan myths as OK in this case, as not harmful, as not evidence of pagan influence.

But the exact same type of "similarities" in Mary to pagan myths is evidence, to you, of compromise and influence.

SD

[malakhi]

but it doesn't leave the door opened about whether or not the ressurectioned happened.

True enough, if one accepts the validity of the report.