Paul’s Vision of the Risen Lord

Paul, the one New Testament author who states clearly that Jesus appeared to him, has been cited as one who understood the resurrection of Jesus as fleshly, or physical. This article examines whether Paul himself understood the result of what happened to Jesus after his death to be a physical realit...

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Main Author: Schmisek, Brian (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2011
In: Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2011, Volume: 41, Issue: 2, Pages: 76-83
Further subjects:B vision of Jesus
B Resurrection in Paul
B resurrection narratives
B 1 Cor 15:3-8
B Paul as apostle
B revelation to Paul
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Summary:Paul, the one New Testament author who states clearly that Jesus appeared to him, has been cited as one who understood the resurrection of Jesus as fleshly, or physical. This article examines whether Paul himself understood the result of what happened to Jesus after his death to be a physical reality akin to the return of Jesus alive in the flesh. By investigating the three passages in which Paul refers to his own life-changing experience of the risen Christ (Gal 1:16; 1 Cor 9:1; 1 Cor 15:8), the article shows that there is just as much evidence to argue that Paul’s encounter with the risen Lord was a real, but interior, experience.
ISSN:1945-7596
Contains:Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0146107911403652