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Is the Resurrection a fairy story?
Easter: the most important Christian festival, or the most absurd? Did Jesus really rise from the dead? Physically, as Luke and John tell us, or did he only ‘appear’ as Paul tells us? Does it matter? Two thousand years later, … Continue reading
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Tagged Easter, escapism, fairy story, Laws of nature, miracle, New Testament, Peter Gant, physical resurrection, Resurrection
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Resurrection, miracle and Harry Potter
What does the Resurrection of Jesus mean? Continue reading
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Tagged Harry Potter, Jesus, Laws of nature, miracle, Resurrection
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Miraculous holiness
According to the early Christian Clement of Alexandria (Stromata 3.59.3), the second century Gnostic theologian Valentinus taught that Jesus did not evacuate any of his food. Because of his supreme self-control the food did not decay inside him. The idea … Continue reading