Greek resurrection beliefs and the success of Christianity
Introduction: Dilemmas of the flesh -- Where do we stand? -- Explanations so far -- Judaism, Greek philosophy, and that third factor -- The attraction of immortal flesh -- The general attraction of the flesh -- Mortal souls, annihilated bodies -- The heroes, the fortunate dead -- The immortal nature...
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| Format: | Print Book |
| Language: | English |
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New York, NY
Palgrave Macmillan
2009
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| In: | Year: 2009 |
| Edition: | 1. publ. |
| Further subjects: | B
Resurrection
B Church History B Greece Religion |
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| Summary: | Introduction: Dilemmas of the flesh -- Where do we stand? -- Explanations so far -- Judaism, Greek philosophy, and that third factor -- The attraction of immortal flesh -- The general attraction of the flesh -- Mortal souls, annihilated bodies -- The heroes, the fortunate dead -- The immortal nature of the gods -- The possibility of immortal flesh -- Resuscitation to a normal life -- Dismemberment and rejuvenation -- Resurrection and physical immortality -- Becoming immortal by merely touching death -- Achieving immortality through death -- The gods who were not resurrected -- A question of space -- Swept away to immortality -- When the earth opens up -- Immortal misery -- A body vanishes -- What did the Christians say? -- New beliefs, old beliefs -- When the soul became immortal (according to some) -- Confusion and contradictions -- The state of the afterlife at the dawn of Christianity -- Jewish beliefs on the afterlife -- The challenge of immortal flesh -- The fleshless resurrection body of Paul -- The Corinthian riddle -- The Greek context of Corinth -- Ridicule at the Aareopagus -- The requirement of physical continuity -- The success of immortal flesh -- The vanished resurrection body of Mark -- The tangible resurrection body of Matthew -- Luke's resurrection body of flesh and bones -- The pierced resurrection body of John -- More emphasis on the flesh -- The ever-present alternative of a fleshless resurrection -- How the struggle between philosophers and multitude continued within Christianity -- The promise of the flesh and the dilemma of annihilation -- The divine recreation of the flesh -- Answers to the challenge of the flesh -- Immortal flesh and why the Greeks left Zeus |
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| Item Description: | Includes bibliographical references and index |
| ISBN: | 0230617298 |