Circumstantial Evidence for the Event of the Resurrection

There is also circumstantial evidence pointing to the event of the Resurrection.

1. The day of worship shifted from Saturday to Sunday (even though Sunday was a work day). This was a huge symbolic change, yet they made the change readily.

2. The burial of Jesus was a two-stage process, providing several opportunities to disprove any rumor that the body was missing, if in fact that had indeed been a false rumor:

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  First stage: the body was laid in the tomb. Over the next year, other bodies might be placed in the same tomb.
  
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  Second stage: once the flesh had decomposed, the bones were collected in a “bone box” (ossuary) and then reburied.