Immortal Bodies, before Christ / Dag Øistein Endsjø in Journal for the Study of the New Testament, Volume 30/4 (june 2008)

Public ISBD [article]  inJournal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 30/4 (june 2008) . - pp. 417-436. Titre : Immortal Bodies, before Christ : Bodily Continuity in Ancient Greece and 1 Corinthians Type de document : texte imprimé Auteurs : Dag Øistein Endsjø, Auteur Année de publication : 2008 Article en page(s) : pp. 417-436. Langues : Anglais (eng) Résumé : The disbelief demonstrated in 1 Corinthians towards the idea of the resurrection of the body is really not about the resurrection of Christ, but only about the general resurrection of the dead. This dilemma cannot be explained by referring either to Platonic beliefs, where all forms of bodily resurrection were considered equally absurd, or to Jewish tradition, which did not know of any resurrection and subsequent immortalization of a single individual before the end of the world. Turning, however, to more traditional Greek material, one finds that the idea of bodily resurrection was not at all unknown. But there was always a question of absolute bodily continuity. No body or body part that had been annihilated could be recreated. As such, this may explain why Paul's opponents in 1 Corinthians did not consider the resurrection of Christ controversial, but did reject the idea of a general resurrection of the dead. [article] Immortal Bodies, before Christ : Bodily Continuity in Ancient Greece and 1 Corinthians [texte imprimé] / Dag Øistein Endsjø, Auteur . - 2008 . - pp. 417-436. Langues : Anglais (eng) in Journal for the Study of the New Testament > Volume 30/4 (june 2008) . - pp. 417-436. Résumé : The disbelief demonstrated in 1 Corinthians towards the idea of the resurrection of the body is really not about the resurrection of Christ, but only about the general resurrection of the dead. This dilemma cannot be explained by referring either to Platonic beliefs, where all forms of bodily resurrection were considered equally absurd, or to Jewish tradition, which did not know of any resurrection and subsequent immortalization of a single individual before the end of the world. Turning, however, to more traditional Greek material, one finds that the idea of bodily resurrection was not at all unknown. But there was always a question of absolute bodily continuity. No body or body part that had been annihilated could be recreated. As such, this may explain why Paul's opponents in 1 Corinthians did not consider the resurrection of Christ controversial, but did reject the idea of a general resurrection of the dead.

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