Table of Contents  

    • Foreword  xi
    • Acknowledgments  xiii
    • Before You Begin  xv
    • Charting the Course  xix
  • Part One: Defense of the Resurrection of Christ
    • 1. Mythologies  3
    • 2. Fatal Torment  17
    • 3. Empty Tomb  27
    • 4. Appearances of Christ  35
    • 5. Transformation  55
  • Part Two: Defense of the Resurrection of Creation
    • 6. Physical Resurrection of Believers to Eternal Life  65
    • 7. Physical Resurrection of Unbelievers to Eternal Torment  75
    • 8. Physical "Resurrection" of the Cosmos  85
  • Part Three: Definitive Answers to Questions Regarding Resurrection
    • 9. Physicality: Was Christ's Physical Body Resurrected from the Dead or Did He Rise an Immaterial Spirit?  95
    • 10. Soul: Does the Soul Continue to Exist after the Death of the Body?  101
    • 11. Timing: Do Believers Receive Resurrected Bodies When They Die or When Christ Returns?  109
    • 12. Boring: If Heaven Is Perfect, Won't It Be Perfectly Boring?  115
    • 13. Animals: Will GodRaise Pets and Platypuses from the Dead?  119
    • 14. Reincarnation: Are Reincarnation and Resurrection Mutually Exclusive?  123
    • 15. Cremation: Is Cremation Commensurate with the Christian Concept of Resurrection?  129
    • 16. Age: Will We Be Resurrected at the Same Age That We Died?  133
    • 17. Sex: Will There Be Sex after the Resurrection?  137
    • 18. Rewards: What about Rewards in the Resurrection?  143
  • Epilogue  157
    • Appendix A—Receiving the Resurrected Redeemer  161
    • Appendix B—Resurrection of Christ  169
    • Appendix C—Resurrection of Creation  203
    • Endnotes  223
    • Bibliography  259
    • Scripture Index  271
    • Subject Index