Subject Index

Abba,

Adonis,

afterlife, , , , , , ,

Greek views, , ,

agnosticism, ,

Akenson, Donald,

aliens,

Allison, Dale,

alternative theories, problems,

analogy, ,

Anderson, Norman,

antecedent probability, , ,

anti-Semitism,

apocalyptic language, , ,

apologetics, ,

apostles,

authority, ,

apotheosis, , , , , ,

apparitions,

Aramaisms, ,

archaeology, , ,

Archaya S,

Arnheim, Michael,

ascension,

ascension of souls, ,

asphyxiation,

assurance, , , ,

atonement,

Attis,

Avis, Paul,

baptism,

Barth, Karl,

Barton, John,

Bauckham, Richard,

Baur, F. C.,

Bayer, Hans,

belief, ,

bias, , , ,

blood and water,

Bock, Darrell,

bodily transformation, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

body continuity, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

boldness, ,

Borg, Marcus,

Boring, Eugene,

Bousset, Wilhelm,

Brown, Raymond,

Buddhism, , , , , , ,

Bultmann, Rudolf,

Bynum, Caroline,

Caiaphas, , , , ,

Cantinat, J.,

Carnley, Peter,

Casey, Maurice,

causation, ,

Celsus, , , , , ,

Chmiel, Jerzy,

Christian ethics,

Christianity

beginning, , , , , ,

teachings, , ,

unique,

Christian life, , , ,

Christian responsibility, ,

Christology, , , ,

early, , ,

high, , , , ,

low,

church

Jerusalem,

mission,

cognitive dissonance, , , , , , , , ,

coherence, ,

collective delusions, , , , ,

Collins, Adela Yarbro,

common grave, , , , ,

community,

consensus, ,

consistency, , ,

context, , , , ,

contradictions, ,

conversion disorder, ,

critique,

Cook, Michael,

Cornfeld, Gaalyahu,

correlation,

counseling,

Craig, William Lane,

creation, , , ,

transformed, , , ,

creedal statements, , ,

creedal traditions, , , , ,

creeds, , , , , , ,

1 Corinthians , , , , , ,

date,

significance,

source,

critical realism,

critical scholarship,

Crossan, John Dominic, ,

Cross Gospel, , , , , , ,

crucifixion, , , , , , , ,

survival,

Cybele,

cybernetic immortality,

Davis, Stephen,

Dawe, Donald,

D’Costa, Gavin,

Dead Sea Scrolls, ,

death, , ,

fear of,

death blow,

deism, , , ,

de Jonge, Marinus,

Deneken, Michel,

Derrett, J. Duncan M.,

disciples, ,

belief, , , , , ,

commission,

despair, , , , ,

doubt, , , ,

faith, , , ,

flee, , ,

hiding,

martyrdom,

resurrection unexpected, , , ,

teaching, , ,

transformation, , , , , , , , , ,

discipleship, , , , , , , , , ,

discontinuity, , , , , , , ,

dissimilarity, , ,

divine man parallels, ,

docetism,

double similarity,

dualism,

Dumuzi (Sumerian deity),

Dunn, James D. G.,

dying-and-rising gods, , , , , ,

early church, , ,

early sources, , , , , , ,

Easter Saturday,

Ehrman, Bart,

embarrassment, , , , , , ,

empty tomb, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

arguments against, , , , ,

body as evidence,

early preaching, ,

importance,

Jewish-Christian context,

not checked,

proclamation in Jerusalem,

end, the, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

enemy attestation, , , ,

Engberg-Pederson, Troels,

eschatology, , , , , , ,

realized,

Essen, Georg,

eternal life, , , , , ,

Eucharist, , ,

evangelism, , , ,

evil, , , ,

eyewitness testimony, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

facts, ,

faith, , , , , , , ,

Festinger, Leon,

Flew, Antony,

flogging, ,

forgiveness,

form criticism, ,

forty-day period,

Fuller, Reginald,

Galilee, , , ,

general revelation,

Ghiberti, Giuseppe,

Gnosticism, , , , , , , , ,

gnostic theories, ,

God,

intervening action,

power, , , , , ,

vindication of Jesus, , , , , ,

Goergen, Donald,

gospel message, , , , , ,

Gospel of Luke, reliability,

Gospel of Mark, ending, ,

Gospel of Matthew, source,

Gospel of Peter, , ,

Gospel of Thomas, ,

date,

Gospels, , ,

authorship,

bioi, ,

date,

disagreements,

historicity, , , ,

names,

reliability, , , , ,

response to Gnosticism,

sources,

unreliability,

Goulder, Michael,

Gourgues, Michel,

grammar,

Grass, Hans,

Great Commission,

Guillaume, Jean-Marie,

gullibility,

Habermas, Gary,

hallucinations, , ,

hallucination theory, ,

critique,

Haughton, Rosemary,

heaven, , , , , ,

Heil, John Paul,

Hengel, Martin,

hermeneutics,

higher criticism, critique,

Hinduism,

historians, , ,

historical criteria, , , ,

historical-critical method, ,

historical epistemology,

historical method, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

historical research, , , , , , , ,

historiography, , ,

history, ,

ancient,

burden of proof,

definition,

provisional,

relationship to religion,

relationship to theology, , ,

science,

sources,

Holleman, Joost,

Holy Spirit, , , , , , ,

Holzapfel, Richard,

hope, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Houlden, Leslie,

Hume, David, ,

critique, ,

imagination,

immortality, , , ,

immortality of the soul, , , , , ,

intermediate state,

interpretation,

James

conversion,

Jesus’s brother,

martyrdom,

skepticism,

James Ossuary,

Jansen, John,

Jehohanan at Giv’at Ha-Mivtar,

Jerusalem, resurrection proclamation,

Jesus

adoption,

ascension,

authority, , ,

body, , , , , , , , ,

relocation hypothesis, , ,

transformation, , , ,

burial, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

doubts,

location, , , ,

time,

witnessed by women,

confirmation, ,

cremation, , ,

crucifixion, , ,

date,

reason,

cynic,

death, ,

curse,

historicity,

significance,

divinity, , , , , , , , , , ,

exaltation, , ,

existence, ,

Christian sources,

doubt,

non-Christian sources,

exorcist, ,

healing, ,

historical events,

historicity,

incarnation, ,

intercession,

Jewish, , ,

life,

Lord, , , , ,

Messiah, , , , , , , ,

ministry,

miracles, , , , ,

myth,

nature miracles,

predictions, , , , ,

pre-Easter views,

preexistence,

present existence,

relationship to Father, ,

resurrection, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

arguments against,

belief, ,

bodily, , , , , , , ,

causation, , , ,

discrepancies,

docetic,

evidence, ,

historicity, , , , , , ,

nonbodily,

significance, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

critique,

timing,

unique, , ,

return, ,

mistaken,

second burial,

Son of God, ,

Son of Man, , , ,

suffering, ,

teachings, , , , , ,

worship of, , , ,

Jesus Seminar, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Jewish burial practices, , ,

dishonorable burial,

Johnson, Luke Timothy,

Joseph of Arimathea, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Josephus, , , ,

Judas, betrayal, ,

judgment,

Jungian psychology,

justice, , , , , , , ,

justification,

Keller, James,

Kesich, Vesilin,

kingdom of God, , , , , , , , , , ,

delayed, ,

inauguration,

Kreeft, Peter,

Küng, Hans,

Ladd, George,

language, , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lapide, Pinchas,

laws of nature,

leg breaking, ,

Leon-Dufour, Xavier,

Levenson, Jon,

liberal theology, problems,

liberation theology,

love, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

Lüdemann, Gerd,

Luke–Acts, , , , , , , , , , ,

luminous appearances, ,

Mack, Burton,

Magness, Jodi,

Marduk,

Marian apparitions, , , , , , ,

Marxsen, Willi,

Mary Magdalene, , ,

demon possession,

mass hallucination, , , , , ,

mass hysteria, ,

McCullagh, C. B.,

McKenzie, Leon,

messianic figures,

messianic movements, ,

methodological naturalism, , , , , , ,

Mettinger, T. N. D.,

midrash, , , ,

minimal facts, ,

miracle claims, non-Christian, ,

miracles, , , , , ,

definition, ,

evidence, ,

identification,

modern-day, ,

natural,

objections, , ,

other religions, ,

rejection, ,

missions,

Mithras,

Moltmann, Jürgen,

money,

multiple attestation, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

multiple illusions,

mystery religions, , ,

decline,

myth, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

nails,

naturalism, , , ,

naturalistic theories, , , , , , , , ,

Nazareth Decree,

near-death experiences,

necessity,

new creation, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

new life, , , , , , , ,

New Testament, , , , ,

reliability,

source for historical Jesus, ,

New Testament scholarship,

objective vision theory, ,

objectivity,

O’Collins, Gerald,

O’Donovan, Oliver,

oral tradition, ,

Osborne, Kenan,

Osiris,

pagan resurrection myths, , ,

Pannenberg, Wolfhart,

parallelism,

parapsychological phenomena,

Passover, , , , , , ,

Paul, , , ,

apostleship,

background,

conversion, , , ,

council with apostles, , , , ,

founder of Christianity, ,

knowledge of historical Jesus, ,

martyrdom,

persecutor, , ,

Pharisaic background, ,

source, ,

teachings, , , , ,

transformation,

writings, , , , ,

Perkins, Pheme,

Perrin, Norman,

Pesch, Rudolf,

Peter

denial, ,

martyrdom,

Pfleiderer, Otto,

Pharisees, , , , , , , , , , , , ,

physics,

Pilate, , , , , , , , , , ,

Pliny, , ,

pluralism,

postmodernism,

post-resurrection appearances, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

bodily, , , ,

disciples, , , , , , , , , ,

evidence,

faith,

groups, , , , , , , ,

historicity,

James, ,

language,

locations, ,

Mary Magdalene, ,

Paul, , , , , , , , ,

Peter, , , , , ,

proof of resurrection, ,

road to Emmaus, , ,

significance for the church, , , , , , , ,

unrecognized,

women, , , ,

pre-Markan passion narratives,

presuppositions, , , , , , , , , , , ,

Price, Robert,

principle of analogy, ,

probability, , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

problem of evil, ,

promise fulfillment,

prophets, , , , , , ,

psychology, ,

Q, , , , , , , , , ,

quest for the historical Jesus, , , ,

Qumran, , , , ,

repentance, , , , , ,

resurrection, , , , , , ,

gentile views,

interpretive models,

Jewish concept, , , , , , , , ,

metaphor,

miraculous,

parallels,

spiritual, , , ,

resurrection body, , , , , ,

resurrection claims, Jewish response,

resurrection language, , , , , , , , , ,

resurrection of the saints, , , , , , , , , ,

resuscitation, , , , , , , , , , ,

revelation, , , , , , ,

Riebl, Maria,

Roman burial practices,

Roman guards, , , ,

Roman soldiers,

Rorty, Richard,

sacraments, , , , ,

sacrifice, , , ,

Sadducees, , , , , ,

salvation, , , , ,

Sanhedrin, , , , , , ,

satire,

Schillebeeckx, Edward,

Schleiermacher, Friedrich,

Schmidt, J.,

science, , ,

seed language, , ,

Semitisms, , ,

sermon summaries,

Sheehan, Thomas,

Shroud of Turin, , ,

sight language, , , , , , , , ,

simplicity,

sin, freedom from,

Smith, Robert,

Socrates,

source criticism,

spear thrust, , ,

speeches, ,

spiritual body, , , ,

Spong, John Shelby,

stolen body, ,

critiques,

disciples, , , ,

other perpetrators, , ,

stone entrance covering,

Strauss, David,

subjective vision theory, , ,

Suetonius,

suffering, , ,

Sunday worship, ,

supernatural events, ,

Swinburne, Richard,

swoon theory, , ,

Tacelli, Ronald,

Tacitus,

Talpiot Tomb,

Tammuz,

tekmērion,

textual criticism, ,

Thiering, Barbara,

“third day, the”, , , , , , , , ,

Third Quest for the historical Jesus, , , , ,

Thusing, Wilhelm,

tomb, ,

tomb veneration, , , ,

Torah,

transfiguration, , , , , , ,

trench graves,

Troeltsch, Ernst,

twin brother theory, ,

two body theory,

uncertainty,

Vermes, Geza,

Verweyen, Hansjürgen,

victory, , , , , ,

virgin birth, , , , , ,

visions, , , , , , , , ,

bereavement, , , , ,

mass, ,

post-death,

von Campenhausen, Hans,

Wansbrough, Henry,

Wedderburn, A. J. M.,

Wells, G. A.,

Wenham, John,

Wilson, A. N.,

women, , , , , , , , , , , , , ,

silence,

worldview, , , , , , , ,

resurrection-centered,

Wright, N. T.,

wrong tomb, , , ,

Zeller, Dieter,

Zoroastrianism, , ,

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