“To whom also he shewed himself alive after his passion by many infallible proofs, being seen of them forty days, and speaking of the things pertaining to the kingdom of God:”
After his suffering, he presented himself to them and gave many convincing proofs that he was alive — the post-resurrection appearances ground the apostolic witness in bodily, historical reality. The forty days structure echoes Jesus' wilderness temptation (forty days) and Moses' covenant-renewal (forty days on Sinai), suggesting a new era inaugurated by the risen Christ. The many convincing proofs (tekmerion, hard evidence) answer skepticism and establish the historical basis for the resurrection proclamation.
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