Intro to Resurrection & Human Nature

01/23/20 • 36 min

-Link to handout
-Book Club: The Great Divorce by C.S. Lewis
-Resurrection in 2nd Temple Judaism-2 Maccabees 7 - Martyrdom of Seven Brothers (read online here)
-Resurrection is revolutionary
-Martha's hope for Lazarus (John 11:24)
-Paul the Pharisee's belief (Acts 23:6-8)
-Resurrection (anastasis) defined - body raised to new life after death
-NOT resuscitation or soul going to heaven
-Human Nature: Greek Philosophy (Plato)

Soma sema
Immaterial world (soul) is good, material world (body) is bad
Platonism in the church

-Human Nature: Biblical Theology

God created the material world and saw that it was _____ (Gen 1)
Body + spirit = soul (Gen 2:7)
The Incarnation

-Beliefs in 1st Century Corinth
-1 Cor 6:12-14 - Who thinks God will destroy the body, Paul or the Corinthians?
-Your body will always be part of you and your body is good!

Soma sema
Immaterial world (soul) is good, material world (body) is bad
Platonism in the church

-Human Nature: Biblical Theology

God created the material world and saw that it was _____ (Gen 1)
Body + spirit = soul (Gen 2:7)
The Incarnation

-Beliefs in 1st Century Corinth
-1 Cor 6:12-14 - Who thinks God will destroy the body, Paul or the Corinthians?
-Your body will always be part of you and your body is good!

Previous Episode

Old Testament

-Download the handout
-TL;DR Old Testament beliefs about the afterlife are vague and focus is more on this life
-Bible Nerd Word: Sheol (the grave/realm of the dead)
-Hades vs. hell
-Good death & bad death, not good place & bad place
-Gathered to one's people and sleep
-No afterlife = no point?
-Two focal points: Family & Land
-OT meaning of 'salvation'
-Prophetic hopes of restoration
-"What about...?"
-Hints of a greater hope
-Resurrection Revealed
-Conclusions: Enjoy this life as God's gift

Next Episode

Resurrection in 1 Cor 15, Pt. 1

Handout here
Recap on Greek vs. Jewish views of the body & soul
Justin Martyr on the resurrection
Resurrection as underlying issue of 1 Corinthians
Escapism vs. transformation
Importance of 15:58
The gospel (of resurrection)
If...then...
Put off by raising a body from the dead? 🧟‍♀️
This life only?
First fruits metaphor
Humanity's purpose (Gen 1:26 & Psalm 8:5-7)
Does 'all' mean 'all'?
Baptism on behalf of the dead 🤷‍♂️
Resurrection means love is never in vain, love survives