"The historical evidence was massive and the conclusion universally drawn...Ancient paganism contains all kinds of theories, but whenever resurrection is mentioned the answer is a firm negative: we know that doesn’t happen.
In all these ways the belief of the early church about resurrection was a radical departure in the history of human culture and thought. And there was no debate within the early church over this - this new belief was instant." - N.T. Wright, The Resurrection and the Son of God