The Resurrection of Jesus: Apologetics, Polemics, History

The Earliest Traditions Around The Narrative Of Jesus' Resurrection Are Considered In This Landmark Work By Dale C. Allison, Jr, Drawing Together The Fruits Of His Decades Of Research Into This Issue At The Very Core Of Christian Identity-- Foreword -- Part I. Setting The Stage -- 1. Overture -- 2. Options -- Part Ii. Historical-critical Studies -- 3. Formulae And Confessions -- 4. Appearances And Christophanies -- 5. The Story Of The Tomb: Friday -- 6. The Story Of The Tomb: Sunday -- 7. Resurrected Holy Ones? -- 8. Rudolf Pesch Redivivus? -- Part Iii. Thinking With Parallels -- 9. Apparitions: Characteristics And Correlations -- 10. Visions: Protests And Proposals -- 11. Enduring Bonds -- 12. Rainbow Body -- 13. Cessationism And Seeing Jesus -- 14. Zeitoun And Seeing Mary -- Part Iv. Analysis And Reflections -- 15. Some Tenuous Arguments: Apologetical -- 16. Some Tenuous Arguments: Skeptical -- 17. Inferences And Competing Stories -- 18. Overreach And Modest Results -- Coda -- Index. Dale C. Allison, Jr. Includes Bibliographical References And Index. Also Published In Print. Mode Of Access: World Wide Web.