Resurrection: Some Biblical Perspectives

This article discusses a series of theses regarding the idea of resurrection in early Christian writings: First, New Testament ideas of resurrection are deeply linked with the idea that that the God of Israel is the infinitely creative, just and faithful Creator of the world, who is interested in hu...

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Main Author: Nicklas, Tobias 1967- (Author)
Format: Print Article
Language:English
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Published: SCM Press 2024
In: Concilium
Year: 2024, Issue: 2, Pages: 17-26
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B New Testament / Resurrection / Resurrection / Raising from the dead
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
NBE Anthropology
NBF Christology
NBQ Eschatology
Further subjects:B FAITH (Christianity)
B Resurrection
B Christian Literature
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Summary:This article discusses a series of theses regarding the idea of resurrection in early Christian writings: First, New Testament ideas of resurrection are deeply linked with the idea that that the God of Israel is the infinitely creative, just and faithful Creator of the world, who is interested in human beings and the life of this world. Second, the idea of Jesus's resurrection and the resurrection of all human beings may be theologically linked, but this was not necessarily the case. Third, stories about the 'revivification' of Lazarus and others are formally different from the stories of Jesus's resurrection, but they can be theologically linked to the Easter accounts. In some cases, they prepare what is told in the Easter accounts. Fourth, in order to understand the resurrection (or, better, raising) of Jesus from the dead, it is of no use to simply reconstruct the oldest possible sources and thus come closer 'historically' (i.e. in terms of time) to the events of the first Easter Sunday.
ISSN:0010-5236
Contains:Enthalten in: Concilium