LIFE AFTER DEATH JOHN HICK Resurrection ? Body and soul What kind of body?

Jesus resurrection They didn’t recognise him They did recognise him Through closed walls

They could touch him Marks of the crucifixion He ate Would disappear and reappear

If Jesus had no body = a ghost and not God If had same body = coma and no resurrection = no God

Jesus alive in resurrection ‘body’ and ‘soul’. What would the materialists say? Who?

Body Soul Who are you?

Materialist Views of Death But not everyone... Just like Rover Dead all over

Materialist Life After Death The Identity Problem Soul Memory Personality Loss of memory or Change in personality = Different You (lost identity) Body Soul is one with body Decayed Cremated Obliterated Different body = different you (you are not you anymore)

Materialist Life After Death Re-creation Theory

But someone may ask, "How are the dead raised? With what kind of body will they come?“ How foolish! What you sow does not come to life unless it dies. When you sow, you do not plant the body that will be, but just a seed, perhaps of wheat or of something else. But God gives it a body as he has determined, and to each kind of seed he gives its own body. St. Paul, writing to the Christians in Corinth Body

John Smith lived in the United States. One day his friends watched him as he disappeared without a trace. At that same moment, an exact replica of Smith appeared in India. He had the same personality, memories and bodily features. He even thought of himself as being the John Smith who disappeared in the United States. After recovering from the shock of his mysterious journey, everyone finally recognised that he was, in fact, John Smith. Soul

Jesus resurrection They didn’t recognise him They did recognise him Through walls and closed doors Connections & Implications

They could touch him Marks of the crucifixion He ate Would disappear and reappear

Omega Point Theory Fourier Transforms Imaginary Numbers Moebius Strip