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WAS THE RESURRECTION PHYSICAL OR SPIRITUAL? The traditional Christian understanding is that Jesus came back to life in solid, recognisable human flesh. Today, Christians vary in their view of this question. Some prefer to see the resurrection as spiritual rather than physical. What the Bible itself says about it is not exactly clear-cut. The earliest writer on the resurrection is Paul. He talks about Jesus being raised bodily. But he also insists that this is a very different kind of body. It is more perfect, more glorious, more powerful. He says... It is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. 1 Corinthians 15:44 The Gospels, each in their own way, present an equally two-sided picture. The resurrection is physical enough for Jesus to appear in specific locations, for Mary to mistake him for a gardener, for others to think him a fellow traveller on the road, and for him to cook breakfast and eat it with the disciples. In Luke's Gospel, Jesus talks about this directly... They were startled and frightened, thinking they saw a ghost. He said to them, "Why are you troubled, and why do doubts rise in your minds? Look at my hands and my feet. It is I myself! Touch me and see; a ghost does not have flesh and bones, as you see I have." When he had said this, he showed them his hands and feet. Luke 24:37-40 On the other hand, the disciples repeatedly fail to recognise Jesus, and on two occasions, according to the Gospel of John, he appears among them despite the doors to the room being locked... A week later his disciples were in the house again, and Thomas was with them. Though the doors were locked, Jesus came and stood among them and said, "Peace be with you!" John 20:26 This seems to suggest that the body of Jesus after the resurrection is very different to how it had been before. More FAQs |
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