Episode 25: Flesh and Bone

The Bible teaches the bodily resurrection of Jesus and that of all the dead, contrary to claims made by theological liberals, hyperpreterists and Jehovah’s Witnesses that 1 Corinthians 15 speaks of a spiritual, non-physical resurrection.

• Alien Ant Farm, Flesh and Bone, from the Anthology album, 2001
• Matt Maher, Christ is Risen, from the Alive Again album, 2009

• What Color is the Sky in Their World? Podcast, with Phil Naessens.
  • Also check out the blog of the same name.
• TheologyWeb, where “We debate theology… seriously!”
  • Follow a debate on physicalism and 1 Corinthians 15 here.
• Michael’s Grassroots Apologeticsblog
  • Michael’s article, “The Immortality of the Human Soul.”
  • Also, “Physicalism, Dualism and 1 Corinthians 15.”
• Unbelievable?, with Justin Brierley.
  • Available on Premier Christian Radio in the United Kingdom, Saturdays 2:30-4:00pm.
  • Also available in the Unbelievable? podcast (new episodes posted shortly after they air).
  • Listen to August 7th, 2010’s episode on the resurrection here.
• Episode 1 of the Theopologetics Podcast, discussing the resurrection, citing support from the Church Fathers.

• Apostle’s Creed
• “Rule of Faith” cited by Irenaeus
• Athanasian Creed

• Polycarp: Epistle to the Philippians
• Church of Smyrna: Martyrdom of Polycarp
• Tertullian: On the Resurrection of the Flesh
• Athenagoras: On the Resurrection of the Dead
• Augustine: Exposition on Psalm 63, Exposition on Psalm 30, quoted in General Resurrection (Catholic Encyclopedia)

• John Gill:
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:38
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:44
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:45
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:50
• John Calvin
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:35-50
• John Wesley
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:44
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:50
• Robert Jamieson
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:44
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:50
• Matthew Henry
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:45
• Norman Geislerand Thomas Howe
  • On 1 Corinthians 15:45 in When Critics Ask: A Popular Handbook on Bible Difficulties, 1992, pp. 467-468