On the Resurrection of the Dead
Athenagoras of Athens ยท Early Apologists
B.P. Pratten โ Ante-Nicene Fathers Vol. 2
Athenagoras argues from reason and Scripture for the bodily resurrection of the dead.
Contents
On the Resurrection of the Dead
- Chapter 1. Defence of the Truth Should Precede Discussions Regarding It.
- Chapter 2. A Resurrection is Not Impossible
- Chapter 3. He Who Could Create, Can Also Raise Up the Dead
- Chapter 4. Objection from the Fact that Some Human Bodies Have Become Part of Others
- Chapter 5. Reference to the Processes of Digestion and Nutrition
- Chapter 6. Everything that is Useless or Hurtful is Rejected
- Chapter 7. The Resurrection-Body Different from the Present
- Chapter 8. Human Flesh Not the Proper or Natural Food of Men
- Chapter 9. Absurdity of Arguing from Man's Impotency
- Chapter 10. It Cannot Be Shown that God Does Not Will a Resurrection
- Chapter 11. Recapitulation
- Chapter 12. Argument for the Resurrection /rom the Purpose Contemplated in Man's Creation
- Chapter 13. Continuation of the Argument
- Chapter 14. The Resurrection Does Not Rest Solely on the Fact of a Future Judgment
- Chapter 15. Argument for the Resurrection from the Nature of Man
- Chapter 16. Analogy of Death and Sleep, and Consequent Argument for the Resurrection
- Chapter 17. The Series of Changes We Can Now Trace in Man Renders a Resurrection Probable
- Chapter 18. Judgment Must Have Reference Both to Soul and Body: There Will Therefore Be a Resurrection
- Chapter 19. Man Would Be More Unfavourably Situated Than the Beasts If There Were No Resurrection
- Chapter 20. Man Must Be Possessed Both of a Body and Soul Hereafter, that the Judgment Passed Upon Him May Be Just
- Chapter 21. Continuation of the Argument
- Chapter 22. Continuation of the Argument
- Chapter 23. Continuation of the Argument
- Chapter 24. Argument for the Resurrection from the Chief End of Man
- Chapter 25. Argument Continued and Concluded