Sunday, May 6, 2007

Easter Sunday: The Scandal of the Resurrection in its Historical Context (John 20-21)

Many say that Easter is just one myth about resurrection among many ancient myths. But the Greek world of Homer and Plato did not allow resurrection--the ideology of the ancient pagan world wanted people to become spirits because the fleshly world was sinful and corrupt. So resurrection could only make sense within a Jewish framework...hence scandalous stories of John 20 and 21.