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A Physical Resurrection

This is Part 11 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence But this consideration aside, there are other reasons to think that in the gospel narratives Docetism is not in view: For a Jew the very term 'resurrection' entailed a physical resurrection of the dead man in the tomb. The notion of a 'spiritual resurrection'... >Full Story

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The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus

This is Part 9 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence Paul's understanding of resurrection Paul's doctrine of the nature of the resurrection body now becomes clear. When a Christian dies, his conscious spirit or soul goes to be with Christ until the Parousia, while his body lies in the grave. When Christ returns,...... >Read More



Marvelous Transformation Continued

This is Part 7 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence The doctrine of two Adams Having described the four differences between the present body and the resurrection body, Paul elaborates the doctrine of the two Adams. His statement that the first Adam was eiV yuchn zwsan and the second eiV pneuma zwopoioun (v 45)...... >Read More



Marvelous Transformation

This is Part 6 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence Analogies of resurrection (continued from previous page) 3. Analogy of terrestrial and celestial bodies The third analogy is that of terrestrial and celestial bodies (vv 40-41). There can be no doubt from v 41 that Paul means astronomical bodies, not angels....... >Read More



The Whole Man

This is Part 5 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence Paul's teaching on the element of man Finally a brief word on the third term yuch: Paul does not teach a consistent dualism of swma-yuch, but often uses pneuma and other terms to designate the immaterial element of man. In fact in the adjectival form, yuchikoV...... >Read More



Jesus Appearing to Paul Continued

This is Part 4 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence Identifying swma The most important term in the second half of I Cor 15 is swma.{12} During the nineteenth century under the influence of idealism, theologians interpreted the swma as the form of a thing and the sarx as its substance.{13} In this way they could...... >Read More



Jesus Appearing to Paul

This is Part 3 of a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence But suppose this is altogether wrong. Suppose the appearance to Paul was purely visionary. What grounds are there for believing premise (1), Paul equated the appearance of Jesus to him with the appearances of Jesus to the disciples? Paul's appeal Usually appeal...... >Read More



Compelling Evidence Continued

This is Part 2 in a series - The Bodily Resurrection of Jesus: Compelling Evidence Now it is my conviction that this reasoning cannot bear the weight placed upon it by those who would reject the physical resurrection. I shall not in this essay contest the first premise. But I wish to take sharp issue with the second. Neither of... >Read More


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