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Record Nr.

UNINA9910819640803321

Autore

Swinburne Richard

Titolo

The resurrection of God incarnate / / Richard Swinburne

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford, : Clarendon Press

New York, : Oxford University Press, 2003

ISBN

0-19-159861-5

9786612052743

1-282-05274-8

0-19-153148-0

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (232 p.)

Disciplina

232/.5

232.5

Soggetti

Philosophy and religion

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Introduction; Part I: General Background Evidence; Part II: Prior Historical Evidence; Part III: Posterior Historical Evidence; Part IV: Conclusion; Appendix: Formalizing the Argument; Index of Biblical References; Index of Names and Subjects

Sommario/riassunto

Whether or not Jesus rose bodily from the dead remains perhaps the most critical and contentious issue in Christianity. Until now, argument has centred upon the veracity of explicit New Testament accounts of the events following Jesus's crucifixion, often ending in deadlock. In Richard Swinburne's approach, though, ascertaining the probable truth of the Resurrection requires a much broader approach to the nature of God and to the life and teaching of Jesus. The Resurrection can only have occurred if God intervened in history to raise to life a man dead for 36 hours. It is therefore crucial not