Explaining the Resurrection

Prologue

1 The essential difference
Western resuscitation
Eastern reincarnation

2 The historical precedence
Greek: Immortal souls
Hebrew: Resurrected bodies

3 The actual sequence
Description of his death
Duration of his burial

4 The initial evidence
Outside the tomb
Inside the tomb

5 The personal appearance
Jerusalem: Evening indoors
Galilee: Morning outdoors

6 The transitional permanence
Proofs of his presence
Preparation for his absence

7 The logical inference
His person authenticated
His work accepted

8 The fundamental significance
The new body
The eighth day

9 The universal consequence
Resurrection of the dead
Recreation of the universe

10 The practical experience
Inward spiritual renewal
Outward moral reform

11 The crucial importance
Based on a lie
Bound by the truth

12 The legal acceptance
Eyewitness accounts
Circumstantial evidence

13 The general reluctance
Mental reservation
Moral resistance