Divine bodies: resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity

A path†‘breaking scholar’s insightful reexamination of the resurrection of the body and the construction of the self When people talk about the resurrection they often assume that the bodies in the afterlife will be perfect. But which version of our bodies gets resurrected—young or old, healthy or...

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Main Author: Moss, Candida R. 1978- (Author)
Format: Electronic Book
Language:English
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Published: New Haven, CT Yale University Press [2019]
In:Year: 2019
Reviews:[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2020) (Crook, Zeba A., 1966 -)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2020) (Daniel-Hughes, Carly, 1974 -)
[Rezension von: The history of religious imagination in Christian Platonism : Exploring the Philosophy of Douglas Hedley; Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity; O'Donnell, Karen, Broken bodies : The Eucharist, Mary, and the Body in Trauma Theology ; Sunberg, Carla D., 1961-, The Cappadocian Mothers : Deification Exemplified in the Writings of Basil, Gregory, and Gregory] (2022) (England, Frank)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2022) (Petrey, Taylor G., 1976 -)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2021) (Heim, Erin M.)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2021) (Cooreman-Guittin, Talitha)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2021) (McFarland, Colin)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2020) (Chilton, Bruce, 1949 -)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2020) (Young, Frances M., 1939 -)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2019) (De Silva, Álvaro, 1949 -)
[Rezension von: Moss, Candida R., 1978-, Divine bodies : resurrecting perfection in the New Testament and early Christianity] (2020) (Shedd, Nathan L.)
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Church / Resurrection / Bodiliness / Identity
Further subjects:B Self Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Human Body Religious aspects Christianity History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
B Resurrection
B Theology, Doctrinal
B Christian Heresies
B Church History Primitive and early church, ca. 30-600
B Christian Theology / History / RELIGION 
B Identity (Psychology) Religious aspects History of doctrines Early church, ca. 30-600
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Summary:A path†‘breaking scholar’s insightful reexamination of the resurrection of the body and the construction of the self When people talk about the resurrection they often assume that the bodies in the afterlife will be perfect. But which version of our bodies gets resurrected—young or old, healthy or sick, real-to-life or idealized? What bodily qualities must be recast in heaven for a body to qualify as both ours and heavenly? The resurrection is one of the foundational statements of Christian theology, but when it comes to the New Testament only a handful of passages helps us answer the question “What will those bodies be like?” More problematically, the selection and interpretation of these texts are grounded in assumptions about the kinds of earthly bodies that are most desirable. Drawing upon previously unexplored evidence in ancient medicine, philosophy, and culture, this illuminating book both revisits central texts—such as the resurrection of Jesus—and mines virtually ignored passages in the Gospels to show how the resurrection of the body addresses larger questions about identity and the self
Frontmatter -- Contents -- Acknowledgments -- Introduction. The Missing Piece -- 1. Identity -- 2. Integrity -- 3. Functionality -- 4. Aesthetics -- Conclusion. Imagining Beauty and Remembering Ourselves -- Abbreviations -- Notes -- Index
Format:Mode of access: Internet via World Wide Web.
ISBN:0300187637
Access:Restricted Access
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.12987/9780300187632