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Chapter 36b - MY FLESH DWELLS IN SAFETY: A RESURRECTION FANTASY

Chapter 36b - MY FLESH DWELLS IN SAFETY: A RESURRECTION FANTASY

Continued from Chapter 36a Physical or spiritual body? What does the New Testament claim happened to the corpse of Jesus? Jesus is said to have been resurrected, to have entered into another kind and level of existence, one in which he will never again die. The New Testament authors are ambivalent on the subject of whether Jesus was resurrected with a physical body or only as a spirit. What was the state of the returned Jesus? The early church could not agree as to what was his post-resurrec
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Evaluating the Resurrection

Evaluating the Resurrection

According to the "apostle" Paul, the faith of a Hebrew-Christian must stand or fall on a single alleged fact: the resurrection of Jesus. In Paul's own words, "if Christ has not been raised, your faith is worthless" (1 Cor. 15:17). Are the accounts of Jesus' resurrection in the Christian bible believable -- or have you, like Esau, traded your holy birthright for a bowl of worthless soup? Following is a short Biblical study to assist you in evaluating this most central of Christian claims. We pra
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz
Chapter 22g - Isaiah 53:3

Chapter 22g - Isaiah 53:3

Continued from Chapter 22f 53:3: “He was despised, and rejected of men … and as one from whom men hide their face: he was despised, and we esteemed him not.” Comparing the description of the servant with that of Jesus. Rejection of the servant contrasts greatly with the Gospel accounts of the extent of Jesus’ popularity throughout his life generally (Luke 2:52) and during his public ministry in particular. The servant is said to be “despised,” “rejected,” one “from whom men hide their face”
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Zalman Kravitz

Zalman Kravitz