The Resurrection of the Son of God (Christian Origins and the Question of God, Vol. 3)

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by  N. T. Wright

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RESURRECTION
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CHRISTIOARNI GIANNSD T HEQ UESTIOOFNG OD
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CONTENTS
Preface XV
PART I SettitnhgeS cene
1 TheT argaentd t hAer rows 3
1.I ntroductiTohneT: a rget 3
2.T heA rrows 11
(iS)h ootinagtt hSeu n 11
(iRie)s urrectanido Hni story 12
(aT)h eS ensoefs' History' 12
(bN)o A ccess? 15
(cN)o A nalogy? 16
(dN)o R eaElv idence? 18
(iiRie)sur rectioinnH istoanrdy T heology 20
(aN)o O therS tarting-Point? 20
(bR)e surrectainodCn h rilsotgyo 23
(cR)e surrectiaonndE schatology 26
3.T heH istorSitartincga-lP oint 28
2 ShadowSso,u lansd WherTeh eyG o:
LifBee yonDde atihnA nciePnatg anism 32
1.I ntroduction 32
2.S hadowSso,u losr,P otentiGaold s? 38
(iI)n troduction 38
(iWii)t less Shaidnao M wurksy World? 39
(iiDii)s embodbiuedtO therwFiasier Nloyr mal? 45
(ivS)o ulRse leasfredo mP rison? 47
(vB)ec ominagG od( oart l easatS tar)? 55
3.F urtheLri ffer owmi thtihnWe o rlodf t hDee ad? 60
(iI)n troduction 60
(iEia)t iwnigt thh Deea d 61
(iiSip)i riStosu,la sn dG hosts 62
(ivR)e turningfr omth eU nderworld 64
(vC)h eatinDge atThh:e Sc heintMoodt iifnN ovels 68
(viT)r ansltaotB eedW itht hGeo ds 76
(viTir)a nsmigroafSt oiuolns 77
(viiDyii)n agn dR isiGnogd s 80
4.C onclusTihoenO :n e-WaSytr eet 81
3 Timet oW akeU p (:1 )
Deatahn dB eyonidnt hOel dT estament 85
1.I ntroduction 85
2.A sleewpi tht hAen cestors 87
viiCio ntents
(iN)e xtt oN othingness 87
(iiD)is turbtinhgDe e ad 93
(iiTih)eU nexplaiEnxecde ptions 94
(ivT)h eL ando fN o Return 96
(vT)h eN aturaen dG rounodf H ope 99
3.A ndA fteiWards? 103
(iI)n troduction 103
(iiDe)l ivefrroemd S heol? 103
(iiGil)o rayft eSru ffering? 105
(ivT)h eB asiosfF utuHroep e 107
4.A wakenintgh eS leepers 108
(iI)n troduction 108
(iiD)a niell2:T heS leepWearkse t,h eW iseS hine 109
(iiTih)eS ervaanntdth eD ust-DwelIlsearisa:h 115
(ivO)n t hTeh irDda y:H osea 118
(vD)r yB oneasn dG od'Bsr eatEhz:e kiel 119
(viR)e surrectainodtn h eH opeo flsrael 121
5.C onclusion 127
4 Timet oW akeU p( 2):
HopeB eyonDde atinh P ost-BibJluidcaails m 129
1.I ntroductTihoenS :p ectrum 129
2.N o FutuLrief oe,rN onet oS peaokf T:h eS adducees 131
3.B less(eadn Ddi sembodiIemdm)o rtality 140
4.R esurrecitnSi eocno nTde-mplJeu daism 146
(iI)n troduction 146
(iiR)e surrecint tihoBeni blTeh:e M oreG reetkh eB etter 147
(iiNie)w Liffeo trh Meartyrs : 2 Maccabees 150
(ivJ)u dgmeanntd L ifien G od'Nse w World:
ResurrecatnidAo ponc alyptic 153
(vR)e surrectaisto hnVe in dicatoifot nh eS ufferiWnigs e:
TheW isdomo fS olomon 162
(viR)e surrecitniO otnh,eW ro rdsJ:o sephus 175
(viRie)s urrecattQi uomnr an? 181
(viiPis)e udo-PhBiilbol,iA cnatli quities 189
(ixP)h arisReaebsb,i asn dT argumim 190
5.R esurrecitnAi nocni eJnutd aisCmo:n clusion 200
PART II ResurrecitniP oanu l 207
5 ResurrecitnPi aoun(l O utstihdCeeo rinthCioarnr esponde2n0c9e )
l.I ntroductTihoenE :a rlCyh ristHioapne 209
2.1 and2 Thessalonians 213
3.G alatians 219
4.P hilippians 225
5.E phesiaanndsC olossians 236
6.P hilemon 240
7.R omans 241
(iI)n troduction 241
(iiR)o man1s- 4 242