Patrista · Church Fathers

On the Resurrection of the Dead

Athenagoras (fl. late 2nd c.)

Chapters (25)

Chapter I — Defence of the Truth Should Precede Discussions Regarding It. Chapter II — A Resurrection is Not Impossible. Chapter III — He Who Could Create, Can Also Raise Up the Dead. Chapter IV — Objection from the Fact that Some Human Bodies Have Become Chapter V — Reference to the Processes of Digestion and Nutrition. Chapter VI — Everything that is Useless or Hurtful is Rejected. Chapter VII — The Resurrection-Body Different from the Present. Chapter VIII — Human Flesh Not the Proper or Natural Food of Men. Chapter IX — Absurdity of Arguing from Man's Impotency. Chapter X — It Cannot Be Shown that God Does Not Will a Resurrection. Chapter XI — Recapitulation. Chapter XII — Argument for the Resurrection From the Purpose Contemplated Chapter XIII — Continuation of the Argument. Chapter XIV — The Resurrection Does Not Rest Solely on the Fact of a Chapter XV — Argument for the Resurrection from the Nature of Man. Chapter XVI — Analogy of Death and Sleep, and Consequent Argument for the Chapter XVII — The Series of Changes We Can Now Trace in Man Renders a Chapter XVIII — Judgment Must Have Reference Both to Soul and Body: There Chapter XIX — Man Would Be More Unfavourably Situated Than the Beasts If Chapter XX — Man Must Be Possessed Both of a Body and Soul Hereafter, that Chapter XXI — Continuation of the Argument. Chapter XXII — Continuation of the Argument. Chapter XXIII — Continuation of the Argument. Chapter XXIV — Argument for the Resurrection from the Chief End of Man. Chapter XXV — Argument Continued and Concluded.