The Challenge of Immortal Flesh

It was no matter of course that Christianity should embrace the notion of the resurrection of the flesh. Indeed, Christianity, as we first find it reflected in the writings of Paul, was a religion in which flesh played no positive role at all. In Judaism, from which Christianity originated, resurrection of the flesh never held center stage either, although a general eschatological resurrection belief was more widespread. Even centuries after Paul, many Christians still refused to believe that the flesh would be resurrected. That in the end the belief in the resurrection of the flesh stood supreme thus warrants an explanation.KeywordsCelestial BodyPhysical BodyShoulder BladeLocal Jewish CommunityPresent BodyThese keywords were added by machine and not by the authors. This process is experimental and the keywords may be updated as the learning algorithm improves.