The concept of resurrection has been shaped extensively by connotations drawn from the tradition of Christian theology. In this sense, it is understood as a unique event that takes the body and soul of a human being, separated at death, and reunites them for a new, eternal life in the next world. Here it serves to mark a distinction from othe…
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Ahn, Gregor,
Waschke, Ernst-Joachim,
Stemberger, Günter,
Sellin, Gerhard,
Schwöbel, Christoph,
Bizer, Christoph,
Böcher, Otto,
Becker, Jürgen and
Wichelhaus, Manfred,
“Resurrection”, in:
Religion Past and Present.
Consulted online on 19 March 2024 <http://dx.doi.org/10.1163/1877-5888_rpp_COM_01264>
First published online: 2011
First print edition: ISBN: 9789004146662, 2006-2013