Resurrection Appearances in Contemporary Christology

includes index and biblioraphy

CHAPTER ONE RESURRECTION OF JESUS 19 1. Resurrection of Jesus in the New Testament 19 2. The Empty Tomb 21 3. The Nature of the Body of Risen Christ 25 4. Resurrection of Jesus in the History of Theology 30 5. Resurrection of Jesus in Contemporary Theology 32 6. Difficulties for the Faith in the Resurrection of Jesus 35 7. The Theological Significance of the Resurrection of Jesus 37 8. Appearances of the Risen Lord: The State of Questions Today 42 CHAPTER TWO RESURRECTION APPEARANCES IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 49 1.The Resurrection Appearances in the Kerygmatic Tradition 49 2. The Resurrection Appearances in the Gospels 52 3. The Appearance to Peter 57 4. The Appearance to Paul 60 5. The Appearance to Thomas 62 6. The Appearance to Mary Magdalene 64 CHAPTER THREE DIFFERENT EXPLANATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION APPEARANCES 1.The Deception Hypothesis of H. S. Reimarus 2. Psychological Explanation of D. F. Strauss 3. Demythologisation of the Easter Faith 4. The Resurrection Appearances as Visions 5. The Resurrection of Jesus in the Reflections of the Disciples 6. The Resurrection Appearances as Conversion Experiences 7. The Resurrection Appearances as Originated in the Life of the Early Church 8. The Resurrection Appearances as Results of Guilt Complex 9. The Resurrection Appearances as Para-Psychological Phenomena CHAPTER FOUR THE NATURE OF THE RESURRECTION APPEARANCES 1. Resurrection Appearances and the Theophanies in the Old Testament 2. Resurrection Appearances and the Experiences of the Prophets 3. Resurrection Appearances as Experiences of the Spirit 4. Resurrection Appearances and the Later Christian Experiences 5. Resurrection Appearances as Historical Experiences in Faith 6. Resurrection Appearances as Eschatological Events 7.The Nature of Seeing in the Resurrection Appearances CHAPTER FIVE THEOLOGICAL IMPLICATIONS OF THE RESURRECTION APPEARANCES 124 1. Christological Implications 124 2. Ecclesiological Implications 129 3. The Presence of the Risen Lord Today 130 3.1. The Presence of the Risen Lord in the Church 131 3.2. The Presence of the Risen Lord in the Word and the Sacraments 133 3.3. The Presence of the Risen Lord in the Eucharist 135 3.4. The Presence of the Risen Lord in the Poor 139 3.5. The Risen Lord and the Other Religions