• “Tell Me What Shall Arise”: Conflicting Notions of the Resurrection Body in Fourth- and Fifth-Century Egypt

    Author(s):
    Hugo Lundhaug (see profile)
    Date:
    2017
    Group(s):
    Late Antiquity, Religious Studies
    Subject(s):
    Church history--Primitive and early church, Religion, Civilization, Classical, History, Ancient
    Item Type:
    Article
    Tag(s):
    biblical studies, Intertextuality, Early Christianity, Religions of late Antiquity
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/M6BP85
    Abstract:
    In the turmoil around the turn of the fifth century, controversy over the legacy of Origen took center stage, and questions regarding the nature of the resurrection were among the main points of contention. What was the nature of the resurrection body? In what sense will post-resurrection life represent a continuation or a break with the present one? How are key scriptural passages, such as 1 Cor 15 to be understood? What is the role of ritual or ascetic practice? This essay shows how, when compared with more well-known players of the controversy, two texts from the Nag Hammadi Codices and writings by the powerful Upper Egyptian abbot Shenoute of Atripe may give us additional insight into how these questions were debated. It is argued that on the level of phrases, terminology, and allusions there is much agreement, while important disagreements regarding how to conceptualize the resurrection leads to distinctly different interpretations of the key biblical texts. And while creeds were introduced to curtail certain interpretations, they also led to new interpretations, as creedal phrases were also redefined and reinterpreted to suit the preferred conceptual models of different interpreters.
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    Publisher:
    McGill University Library
    Pub. Date:
    2017
    Book Title:
    Coming Back to Life: The Permeability of Past and Present, Mortality and Immortality, Death and Life in the Ancient Mediterranean
    Author/Editor:
    Frederick S. Tappenden and Carly Daniel- Hughes, with the assistance of Bradley N. Rice
    Page Range:
    215 - 236
    ISBN:
    978-1-77096-222-4
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    7 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved
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