The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

Dale C. Allison, Jr.

The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History
Format
Hardback
Publisher
Bloomsbury Publishing PLC
Country
United Kingdom
Published
11 March 2021
Pages
416
ISBN
9780567697578

The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

Dale C. Allison, Jr.

The earliest traditions around the narrative of Jesus’ resurrection are considered in this landmark work by Dale C. Allison, Jr, drawing together the fruits of his decades of research into this issue at the very core of Christian identity.

Allison returns to the ancient sources and earliest traditions, charting them alongside the development of faith in the resurrection in the early church and throughout Christian history. Beginning with historical-critical methodology that examines the empty tomb narratives and early confessions, Allison moves on to consider the resurrection in parallel with other traditions and stories, including Tibetan accounts of saintly figures being assumed into the light, in the chapter Rainbow Body .

Finally, Allison considers what might be said by way of results or conclusions on the topic of resurrection, offering perspectives from both apologetic and sceptical viewpoints. In his final section of modest results he considers scholarly approaches to the resurrection in light of human experience, adding fresh nuance to a debate that has often been characterised in overly simplistic terms of it happened or it didn’t .

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