Re: [asa] Physicalism and Incarnation

I'm inclined to agree that Christ's resurrection was to a spiritual body. But if this is the case then why was Thomas able to see the nail scars in Jesus' hands? Will our resurrection bodies also bear scars from past injuries, missing arms or legs? What about beheading victems?

Brent

---- George Murphy <gmurphy@raex.com> wrote:

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It is possible to speak in some ways of "bodily resurrection" without "physical resurrection" but if one believes that the tomb was empty (as Wright does) then the physical body of Jesus was involved in whatever the resurrection was. "Resuscitation" would be essentially the return of Jesus' body to its condition before death. OTOH resurrection as Paul speaks of it in I Cor.15 means transformation of the "physical body" into a "spiritual body," not some process which bypasses the physical.

Shalom
George
http://web.raex.com/~gmurphy/
  ----- Original Message -----
  From: Robert Schneider
  To: Michael Roberts ; Alexanian, Moorad ; Johan Jammart ; asa@calvin.edu ; Janice Matchett
  Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 11:54 AM
  Subject: Re: [asa] Physicalism and Incarnation

  Nor do I. "Bodily resurrection" does not entail the physical body of Jesus. That would be resuscitation, not resurrection. I believe that what the disciples experienced was the real presence of the risen Messiah, but read carefully 1 Cor. 15 to see how Paul wrestled with this matter.
  Bob
    ----- Original Message -----
    From: Michael Roberts
    To: Alexanian, Moorad ; Johan Jammart ; asa@calvin.edu ; Janice Matchett
    Sent: Thursday, March 01, 2007 10:44 AM
    Subject: Re: [asa] Physicalism and Incarnation

    Like Bishop Tom Wright I do not believe in a physical resurrection.

    Michael

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