I don't believe in a literal resurrection, but I can absolutely see how resurrection narratives form. Start with denialism (No! He can't be dead!), then create legends confirming the denialism. Look at the stories and legends surrounding Elvis, who died while on the damn toilet. Men in Black has Tommy Lee Jones saying Elvis was an alien who "just went home." The movie Bubba Ho-tep contends that Elvis is alive in a nursing home, having switched himself out with an impersonator named Sebastian Haff, and it was Haff who ended up dying on the toilet. Dozens of people today claim, "I saw Elvis when I was in..."—and they'll be doing that for centuries to come. By those standards, Boomerang Jesus isn't so far-fetched.
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