This episode’s subject focused on the resurrection of Jesus as well as the coming resurrection of the people of God. Dr. Joe Martin explains the Old Testament underpinnings of the idea of resurrection and demonstrates conclusively that the biblical idea is incompatible with the pagan notion of the immortal soul. By comparing Jesus’ death with that of Socrates, we are able to see that, for Christians, death is not a friend to be greeted with kindness, but the bitterest of enemies. Furthermore, Dr. Martin points out that a good deal of modern scholarship is moving in this direction, which means that people are coming to understand with more clarity that God is not planning on destroying the earth, rather his goal is to redeem it at the return of Christ. Therefore, as Christians, believers in the resurrection of Jesus and the future resurrection of the righteous, what sort of people are we to be?
Dr. Joe Martin earned his MA in sociology from Arizona State University, a second MA in Theology from Fuller Theological Seminary, and his doctorate from Columbia Theological Seminary. He is the academic dean of the Atlanta Bible College and has been professor of Old Testament for almost twenty years.
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Author: Sean Finnegan
Keywords: Resurrection, Resurrection from the Dead, Dead resurrected, Jesus resurrection, Resurrection of Jesus, Jesus resurrected, life after death, raised from the dead, dead raised, Dead in Christ, Dead in Christ will be raised, raised on the last day, Jesus risen, Jesus risen from the dead, Christ risen from the dead, immortality of the soul, going to heaven, dieing and going to heaven
Bible reference(s): Genesis 22:5, Ecclesiastes 3:19-20, Ecclesiastes 12:7, Dan 12:3, Mat 16:21, Mat 17:9, Mat 17:23, Mat 20:19, Matthew 22:23, Matthew 22:28, Matthew 22:30, Matthew 22:31, Mat 26:32, Matthew 27:53, Mat 27:64, Mat 28:6-7, Mar 8:31, Mar 9:9, Mar 10:34, Mark 12:18, Mark 12:23, Mark 12:26, Mar 14:28, Mar 16:9, Mar 16:12, Luk 9:22, Luke 14:14, Luke 20:27, Luke 20:33, Luke 20:35-37, Luk 24:6-7, Luk 24:34, Joh 2:19, John 5:29, Joh 6:39, John 11:24, John 11:25, Joh 20:9, Joh 21:14, Acts 1:22, Act 2:24, Acts 2:31, Act 3:15, Act 3:26, Acts 4:2, Act 4:10, Acts 4:33, Act 5:30, Act 10:40, Act 13:30, Act 13:34, Act 13:37, Act 17:3, Acts 17:18, Acts 17:31-32, Acts 23:6, Acts 23:8, Acts 24:15, Acts 24:21, Romans 1:4, Rom 4:24, Romans 6:4-5, Romans 8:11, Rom 10:9, Rom 14:9, 1Co 6:14, 1 Cor 15:12-56, 2 Corinthians 5:10, 2Co 4:14, Gal 1:1, Eph 1:20, Philippians 3:10-11, Col 2:12, 2 Timothy 2:18, Hebrews 6:2, Hebrews 11:35, 1 Peter 1:3, 1Pe 1:21, 1 Peter 3:21, Revelation 20:5, Revelation 20:6, 2 Maccabees 7:14, 2 Maccabees 12:43, 2 Esdras 2:23
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