resurrection Flashcards
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jewish thinking
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- in ot words for soul are nephesh & ruach
- associated with principle of life
- nepesh given by god to adam
- word linked with word ‘heart’
2
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greek thinking
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- plato thought were 2 speheres of reality:
- imperfect world, forms
- body perishes at death but sould is immortal and after death is returned to world of roms before experiencing reincarnation
3
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modern thinking
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- many christians think of soul as moral and spiritual dimension of human life where soul given by god before birth and after death returned to god (dualism)
- others think in holistic sense where physical & mental dimensions inextricably linked
- term ‘psyche’ refers to what makes a person individual
4
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resurrection of jesus
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- central tenet of christian faith
- forms basis of hope for life after death
- unique event & through god’s power conquered death opening possibility of eternal life
5
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resurrection of flesh to writings of augustine
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- believed fall affected all humanity
- all infected with sin in every aspect of life
- humans dependent on god’s grace to deliver them from eternal punishment of sin
- believed god could perform same miracle for anything created with soul & in this sun would be erased
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spiritual resurrection
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- some reject idea of physical ressurrection as believe body decomposes
- believe soul survives death & lives on with god
