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Heavenly Bodies and Earthly Bodies
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When it was evening on that day, the first day of the week, and the doors of the house where the disciples had met were locked for fear of the Jews, Jesus came and stood among them and said, 'Peace be with you. ' (v. 19)
It must have been difficult for the first followers of Jesus to get their head around the fact that Jesus was alive again after the crucifixion when they knew for a fact he was dead. It would take years to assimilate this new reality. In fact, Christians are still debating what it all means.
It must have been difficult for the first followers of Jesus to get their head around the fact that Jesus was alive again after the crucifixion when they knew for a fact he was dead. It would take years to assimilate this new reality. In fact, Christians are still debating what it all means.