One piece of evidence for the resurrection of Jesus that I find compelling, and that I think should be developed further, is the strangeness of our Lord’s resurrection body. The Gospels go to great lengths to inform us that Jesus’ resurrection was bodily and physical, not merely spiritual. In Matthew 28:9, for example, the apostles were able to “grab hold” of Jesus and worship Him. In Luke 24:15, Jesus was able to walk alongside two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus without suspicion (cf. Mk 16:12). He sat at table with the apostles and broke bread with them (Lk 24:30-31), even eating in front of them (Lk 24:42-43; Jn 21:12-13). He invited the apostles to touch Him and insisted that, “a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have” (Lk 24:39 cf. Jn 20:27). And these things didn’t just happen on a few occasions, rather Jesus physically dwelt among His disciples for about six weeks (Acts 1:3-4).
Our Lord's Strange Resurrection Body
Our Lord's Strange Resurrection Body
Our Lord's Strange Resurrection Body
One piece of evidence for the resurrection of Jesus that I find compelling, and that I think should be developed further, is the strangeness of our Lord’s resurrection body. The Gospels go to great lengths to inform us that Jesus’ resurrection was bodily and physical, not merely spiritual. In Matthew 28:9, for example, the apostles were able to “grab hold” of Jesus and worship Him. In Luke 24:15, Jesus was able to walk alongside two of His disciples on the road to Emmaus without suspicion (cf. Mk 16:12). He sat at table with the apostles and broke bread with them (Lk 24:30-31), even eating in front of them (Lk 24:42-43; Jn 21:12-13). He invited the apostles to touch Him and insisted that, “a spirit does not have flesh and bones as you see that I have” (Lk 24:39 cf. Jn 20:27). And these things didn’t just happen on a few occasions, rather Jesus physically dwelt among His disciples for about six weeks (Acts 1:3-4).