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Biblical Hermeneutics

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  • The short answer is that Christ resurrection was in a permanent way. Yes, Christ was not the first to rise from the dead and others died again. His resurrection was to a life that knows no death. His is the life and truth that CONQUERED death. Commented Mar 30, 2023 at 13:35
  • The Matthew zombie account was a dramatic invention, which Paul would be either unaware of or would have simply ignored just as he ignored and rejected the virgin birth narrative which was a similar dramatic invention for prophecy application. See the related question on that passage with Michael Licona explanation. Commented Mar 30, 2023 at 14:39
  • We don't participate in the earlier ones, but in his. Commented Mar 30, 2023 at 17:16
  • The Matthew account is of the first fruit early harvest that Christ was part of. However, Matthew's account is likely not depicting zombies, but describing fleeting ghost like appearances (e.g. illocal manifestations) of some of the O.T. saints. The big show of what glorified bodies were capable of was likely limited to Jesus' appearances with his disciples, eating, being touched, etc. Commented Mar 31, 2023 at 22:18