The Bodily Resurrection Of Jesus

Crucifixion is a type of execution or sentencing for those of the most serious crimes. It was a very common form of penalty throughout Eastern Europe and Western Asia. Groups such as the Indians, Scythians, Celts, Germani, Britanni, Taurians, Persians, Carthaginians, Phoenicians, Greeks, and mostly the Romans all commonly used crucifixion. The actual procedure of crucifixion is pretty simple. The person being crucified is put on a cross or some sort of wooden frame, most likely a cross, that he carries to the location where he will be crucified, with his hands nailed to each side of the cross while his feet are tied to the bottom. As he suspends by his hands, he steadily suffocates. It is a long and agonizing death as many bystanders had described it.

The Christians in Acts 2 totaled to 3,120 people after the sermon given by Peter at Pentecost. The 120 people are from chapter 1 verse 15 and the 3,000 were added after the sermon in chapter 2 verses 14-41. The sermon began after the coming of the Holy Spirit and the apostles had spoken in other languages. Men mocked them saying they were “filled with new wine” (2:13), or drunk. Peter stood and declared they were not drunk and then began to preach. He told them Jesus was God’s Son who was sent to earth to save them and they had crucified him. However, God raised him up from the dead because it was impossible for him to be held by death. The people of Jerusalem were “cut to the heart” (36) by Peter’s words. He exhorted them saying, “Save yourselves from this crooked generation” (40). Three-thousand people came to know Jesus as their Savior and were baptized after Peter’s sermon.

Through Matthew 27:11-66 it is evident that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative character. He goes as far to claim that Pilate was one to actively seek conflict. While Carter argues that Pilate’s role is one of negativity, I would argue, that through a socio-culture view, that Pilate is not a negative figure, but an ambivalent one, due to his lack to enforce.

This paper is a review of the book The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona. This book is comprised of pages that “investigate the question of the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection while providing unprecedented interaction with the literature of professional historians outside of the community of biblical scholars on both hermeneutical and methodological considerations.” The book is separated into five long chapters: “Chapter 1: Important Consideration pertaining to Historical Truth” , “Chapter 2: The Historians and Miracles”, “Chapter 3: Historical Sources Pertaining to the Resurrection of Christ”, “Chapter 4: The Historical Bedrock Pertaining to the Fate of Jesus”, and “Chapter 5: Weighing Hypothesis”.

Nonetheless, to demonstrate that bodily resurrection is a reality, Paul brings back to the Corinthians remembrance that Jesus rose from the dead. Paul further argues that if there is no resurrection, then Christ

First, the resurrection appearance was demonstrated in 1 Corinthians 15: 3-5. Paul in this text quoted the all which he had received and passed on to his followers. According to Galatians 1:18 Paul was in Jerusalem three years after his conversion, during which he became acquainted with Peter and James for fifteen days. It is difficult to dismiss these occurrences and to deny that they even transpired. Paul's information makes clear that various individuals, in fact, saw Jesus alive from the dead. There must be an admission that skepticism concerning the appearance of traditional gospel continues to persist. For some, skepticism appears to be unjustified. But, the underlying traditions of the resurrection is reliable due to the historical

“Don’t be alarmed,” he said. “You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. But he has risen! He is not here!" says Mark 16:6. The resurrection of Jesus Christ is the greatest and most miraculous event in human history. Many believe though, it is a great historical problem. But, when we look at the evidence, the truth of the resurrection provides the most valid explanation. Though skepticism about the resurrection of Jesus exists; the empty tomb, the appearances of Christ after his death, and the violent deaths of the apostles, provide well-founded evidence for the resurrection of Christ.

In order to understand the meaning of the death and resurrection of Jesus it is imperative to comprehend the meaning of the Old Testament and the covenants that God made to Noah, Abraham, Moses, and David. When God created the world and humans it was for God to inhabit the world with humans. However, Adam and Eve the first humans that God created, sin against Him by eating from the tree that God had forbidden. From that moment on, the world fell into sin. God tries to renew the relationship that was intended for humans to have with Him. Yet, as God continue to reaching out to His people, they remained in their sinful ways. Therefore, God makes several covenants to attempting to

H.S. Horton-Parker states that “scholars, Christians, and non-Christians have different opinions concerning the meaning of the gospel accounts of the resurrection of Jesus”. (1) After reading “The Transforming Reality of the Bodily Resurrection” by N.T. Wright I am able to appreciate the significance of the meaning behind the word “resurrection”. Jesus’ resurrection plays a pivotal part in our Christian faith. The Bible states in John 3:17, “For God did not send his son into the world to condemn the world, but to save the world through him” (New International Version). Jesus’ death and resurrection create a larger picture of “salvation history” for us. Through this action we can now be saved from our sins and receive eternal life. N.T.

Jesus’ resurrection from the tomb defeated death and allows us freedom from our deserved punishment. In that freedom, we have the privilege to have a relationship with God, trust in his will for our lives, and share the great news of the resurrection to all, just like the angels and women at the tomb, because all are welcomed into his kingdom.

Christianity rests entirely on the claim that Jesus rose from the dead, a claim which can be rationally assessed from examination of the evidence. If Jesus really did rise again, the most logical conclusion is that he really was who he said he was and so our faith is justified by careful evaluation of the evidence. If he didn 't, we can dismiss any need for faith because the Bible itself tells us that if Christ did not rise from the dead then we above all people are to be pitied.

Paul does link Jesus's resurrection to Christian hope of the afterlife by saying that along with his contemporaries expects to be alive when Jesus comes back from the dead. He speaks from 1 Thessalonians 4: When judgment triumphs, us as Christians then living shall not be dead but shall be changed in flash or twinkle of the eye (Harris, 2014).

Jesus’ resurrection was the greatest miracle he has planned out and accomplished. We, Christians, must believe that Jesus died and resurrected from the dead for our salvation. Salvation is a term that means the deliverance from sin and its consequences, believed by Christians to be brought about by faith in Christ. During the resurrection, the Jews believed Jesus was there to defend and defeat their enemies. They thought wrong. Jesus needed to sacrifice his own life to save us. Everyone didn’t want him to complete this plan. They thought he was crazy and out of his mind for him to put his life on the line, but Jesus did it anyway. Whenever the Jews told him that he shouldn’t be doing this, or telling him that he shouldn’t go, he told him that it was the devil speaking through them and that they’re not thinking.

As with most other Pauline attributed documents, 1 Corinthians is believed to be a single document that addresses salient topics and rationalizes Paul’s view of faithfulness to Christ with Corinth citizens. The newly founded church of Corinth was in correspondence with Paul requesting his answers to questions they posed on topics ranging from marriage to the resurrection of the dead; the latter being one of the most highlighted in 1 Corinthians. Paul’s assurance of resurrection illustrates a concern for Corinth as he admonishes their disbelief in resurrection of the dead with a series of explanations as to why such doubt would render the faith of Christ “in vain”. Given the context of the time, Paul’s correspondence with Corinth clearly

The New Testament reveals certain passages proving that it was God the father who is responsible for raising Jesus from the dead. In the Acts of the Apostles, Peter states in his sermon on the Day of Pentecost: “This Jesus God has raised up, of that all of us are witnesses” (Acts 2:32). On another occasion, not long after, Peter repeats this important declaration. He