Christianity Quote by N.T. Wright
““It is not about "life after death" as such. Rather, it's a way of talking about being bodily alive again after a period of being bodily dead. Resurrection is a second-stage postmortem life: "life after 'life after death.””
About This Quote
Source Book: Surprised by Hope, 2008
Resurrection is described as a renewed bodily existence after death, a second stage of life beyond the initial afterlife concept.
In simple terms: Resurrection is a new bodily life after death.
Key Takeaway
Embrace hope in a renewed existence beyond death.
Themes
theology
afterlife
hope
Mood
contemplative
hopeful
Type
religious
philosophical
When to use this quote
- funeral rites
- grief counseling
- spiritual study
- personal faith
Key Concepts
Christian doctrine
eschatology
metaphysics
Questions to Reflect On
- What does a bodily resurrection mean to you personally?
- How does this view influence your life choices?
A Different Perspective
Interpretations of resurrection vary across traditions.
![“Blessed and holy [is] he that hath part in the first resurrection: on such the second death hath no power, but they shall be priests of God and of Christ, and shall reign with him a thousand years." (Revelation 20:6 KJV)” quote by Gaines Johnson](https://sms4smile.com/quotes/img-quotes/b10/gaines-johnson-238814_death_blessed-and-holy-is-he-that-hath-part-in_1740809.jpg)
