Thursday, January 19, 2012

Blog (M) William Stegbauer


 
The covenant that Christianity makes with its followers for life after death centers at the very heart of the religion's bounties.  So any point that would shake that foundation or make the rewards look less than fully appealing should be examined.   The gospel of Mark 16:9-18 expounds upon the post crucifixion sightings of Jesus.  Scholarly debate argues what these forms looked like. [1] The idea of a physical, corporeal Jesus walking around after death versus a ghost-like specter haunting the living interests me. 


[1] O'Collins, Gerald. 1984. "Luminous appearances of the risen Christ." Catholic Biblical Quarterly 46, no. 2: 247-254.



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