Biblical Themes Of The Old And In The New Testament

One of the biblical themes that have developed in the Old Testament and in the New Testament is the theme resurrection. The theme has continued developing as well as the meaning of the theme. Many writers have reinterpreted the meaning of resurrection and have changed it. Resurrection is the raising of the dead. It can be thought as an individual experience or a common ultimate destiny of mankind and the world. There are three different, but related beliefs of resurrection. The first one is that the essential self or soul of an individual is awakened from the sleep of death shortly after the latter occurs, or after the dissolution of the body. The second one is when the bodies of the dead will eventually be resuscitated at the end of the
Although these are not directly related to the resurrection, they are important in understanding the way it was thought after death (The New American
Matthew 16:21 states that “From that time Jesus began to show his disciples that he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised” (The New American Bible). In the Old Testament a prophecy of Daniel’s, a positive reference to resurrection was mentioned. The remarkable prophecy said the following: “And many of them that sleep in the dust of the earth shall awake, some to everlasting life, and some to shame and everlasting contempt” (Gartner). What a beautiful and terrifying verse, but it still is lacking specific details. In the book of Enoch, there is some difference of opinion as to whether resurrection was spiritual or corporeal. In chapters 1-36, in 62:14 it says, “And the Lord of Spirits will remain over them and with that Son of Man they will dwell, eat, and lie down, and rise up, forever and ever. “ Farther into the book of Enoch, in chapters 91-94 it focuses on the resurrection of the soul. Some people did not even believe in resurrection like the Samaritans and Sadducees