On the Resurrection of the Flesh

Tertullian, On the Resurrection of the Flesh. Ante-Nicene Fathers, vol. 3 (Roberts and Donaldson, 1885), public domain.

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On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 1 — VI. The heretics against whom this work is directed, were the same who maintained that the demiurge, or the god who created this world and gave the Mosaic dispensation, was opposed to the supreme God. Hence they…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 2 — Chapter II.—The Jewish Sadducees a Link Between the Pagan Philosophers and the Heretics on This Doctrine. Its Fundamental Importance Asserted. The Soul Fares Better Than the Body, in Heretical Estimation, as to Its…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 3 — Chapter III.—Some Truths Held Even by the Heathen. They Were, However, More Often Wrong Both in Religious Opinions and in Moral Practice. The Heathen Not to Be Followed in Their Ignorance of the Christian Mystery.…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 4 — Chapter IV.—Heathens and Heretics Alike in Their Vilification of the Flesh and Its Functions, the Ordinary Cavils Against the Final Restitution of So Weak and Ignoble a Substance. Hence it is that heretics start at…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 5 — Some Considerations in Reply Eulogistic of the Flesh. It Was Created by God. The Body of Man Was, in Fact, Previous to His Soul. Chapter V.—Some Considerations in Reply Eulogistic of the Flesh. It Was Created by God.…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 6 — Chapter VI.—Not the Lowliness of the Material, But the Dignity and Skill of the Maker, Must Be Remembered, in Gauging the Excellence of the Flesh. Christ Partook of Our Flesh. Let me therefore pursue the subject…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 7 — Chapter VII.—The Earthy Material of Which Flesh is Created Wonderfully Improved by God’s Manipulation. By the Addition of the Soul in Man’s Constitution It Became the Chief Work in the Creation. But perhaps the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 8 — Chapter VIII.—Christianity, by Its Provision for the Flesh, Has Put on It the Greatest Honour. The Privileges of Our Religion in Closest Connection with Our Flesh. Which Also Bears a Large Share in the Duties and…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 9 — Chapter IX.—God’s Love for the Flesh of Man, as Developed in the Grace of Christ Towards It. The Flesh the Best Means of Displaying the Bounty and Power of God. To recapitulate, then: Shall that very flesh, which the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 10 — Holy Scripture Magnifies the Flesh, as to Its Nature and Its Prospects. You hold to the scriptures in which the flesh is disparaged; receive also those in which it is ennobled. You read whatever passage abases it;…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 11 — The Power of God Fully Competent to Effect the Resurrection of the Flesh. Thus far touching my eulogy of the flesh, in opposition to its enemies, who are, notwithstanding, its greatest friends also; for there is…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 12 — Some Analogies in Nature Which Corroborate the Resurrection of the Flesh. Consider now those very analogies of the divine power (to which we have just alluded). Day dies into night, and is buried everywhere in…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 13 — From Our Author's View of a Verse in the Ninety-Second Psalm, the Phœnix is Made a Symbol of the Resurrection of Our Bodies. Chapter XIII.—From Our Author’s View of a Verse in the Ninety-Second Psalm, the Phœnix is…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 14 — Chapter XIV.—A Sufficient Cause for the Resurrection of the Flesh Occurs in the Future Judgment of Man. It Will Take Cognisance of the Works of the Body No Less Than of the Soul. Such, then, being the outlines of the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 15 — As the Flesh is a Partaker with the Soul in All Human Conduct, So Will It Be in the Recompense of Eternity. Chapter XV.—As the Flesh is a Partaker with the Soul in All Human Conduct, So Will It Be in the Recompense…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 16 — Chapter XVI.—The Heretics Called the Flesh “The Vessel of the Soul,” In Order to Destroy the Responsibility of the Body. Their Cavil Turns Upon Themselves and Shows the Flesh to Be a Sharer in Human Actions. When,…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 17 — The Flesh Will Be Associated with the Soul in Enduring the Penal Sentences of the Final Judgment. Chapter XVII.—The Flesh Will Be Associated with the Soul in Enduring the Penal Sentences of the Final Judgment. “Every…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 18 — Chapter XVIII.—Scripture Phrases and Passages Clearly Assert “The Resurrection of the Dead.” The Force of This Very Phrase Explained as Indicating the Prominent Place of the Flesh in the General Resurrection. Thus…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 19 — The Sophistical Sense Put by Heretics on the Phrase “Resurrection of the Dead,” As If It Meant the Moral Change of a New Life. Chapter XIX.—The Sophistical Sense Put by Heretics on the Phrase “Resurrection of the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 20 — Chapter XX.—Figurative Senses Have Their Foundation in Literal Fact. Besides, the Allegorical Style is by No Means the Only One Found in the Prophetic Scriptures, as Alleged by the Heretics. Now, to upset all…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 21 — Chapter XXI.—No Mere Metaphor in the Phrase Resurrection of the Dead. In Proportion to the Importance of Eternal Truths, is the Clearness of Their Scriptural Enunciation. Well, if it occurs occasionally in certain…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 22 — Chapter XXII.—The Scriptures Forbid Our Supposing Either that the Resurrection is Already Past, or that It Takes Place Immediately at Death. Our Hopes and Prayers Point to the Last Great Day as the Period of Its…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 23 — Chapter XXIII.—Sundry Passages of St. Paul, Which Speak of a Spiritual Resurrection, Compatible with the Future Resurrection of the Body, Which is Even Assumed in Them. The apostle indeed teaches, in his Epistle to…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 24 — Other Passages Quoted from St. Paul, Which Categorically Assert the Resurrection of the Flesh at the Final Judgment. Chapter XXIV.—Other Passages Quoted from St. Paul, Which Categorically Assert the Resurrection of…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 25 — St. John, in the Apocalypse, Equally Explicit in Asserting the Same Great Doctrine. Chapter XXV.—St. John, in the Apocalypse, Equally Explicit in Asserting the Same Great Doctrine. In the Revelation of John, again,…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 26 — Chapter XXVI.—Even the Metaphorical Descriptions of This Subject in the Scriptures Point to the Bodily Resurrection, the Only Sense Which Secures Their Consistency and Dignity. To a preceding objection, that the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 27 — Certain Metaphorical Terms Explained of the Resurrection of the Flesh. We have also in the Scriptures robes mentioned as allegorizing the hope of the flesh. Thus in the Revelation of John it is said: “These are they…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 28 — Prophetic Things and Actions, as Well as Words, Attest This Great Doctrine. Chapter XXVIII.—Prophetic Things and Actions, as Well as Words, Attest This Great Doctrine. But we know that prophecy expressed itself by…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 29 — Ezekiel's Vision of the Dry Bones Quoted. Inasmuch, then, as even the figurative portions of Scripture, and the arguments of facts, and some plain statements of Holy Writ, throw light upon the resurrection of the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 30 — Chapter XXX.—This Vision Interpreted by Tertullian of the Resurrection of the Bodies of the Dead. A Chronological Error of Our Author, Who Supposes that Ezekiel in His Ch. XXXI. Prophesied Before the Captivity. I am…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 31 — Other Passages Out of the Prophets Applied to the Resurrection of the Flesh. Unquestionably, if the people were indulging in figurative murmurs that their bones were become dry, and that their hope had…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 32 — Chapter XXXII.—Even Unburied Bodies Will Be Raised Again. Whatever Befalls Them God Will Restore Them Again. Jonah’s Case Quoted in Illustration of God’s Power. But, that you may not suppose that it is merely those…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 33 — Chapter XXXIII.—So Much for the Prophetic Scriptures. In the Gospels, Christ’s Parables, as Explained by Himself, Have a Clear Reference to the Resurrection of the Flesh. This is evidence enough from the prophetic…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 34 — Christ Plainly Testifies to the Resurrection of the Entire Man. Not in His Soul Only, Without the Body. Chapter XXXIV.—Christ Plainly Testifies to the Resurrection of the Entire Man. Not in His Soul Only, Without the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 35 — Explanation of What is Meant by the Body, Which is to Be Raised Again. Not the Corporeality of the Soul. Chapter XXXV.—Explanation of What is Meant by the Body, Which is to Be Raised Again. Not the Corporeality of…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 36 — Christ's Refutation of the Sadducees, and Affirmation of Catholic Doctrine. Let us now see whether (the Lord) has not imparted greater strength to our doctrine in breaking down the subtle cavil of the Sadducees.…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 37 — Christ's Assertion About the Unprofitableness of the Flesh Explained Consistently with Our Doctrine. Chapter XXXVII.—Christ’s Assertion About the Unprofitableness of the Flesh Explained Consistently with Our…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 38 — Christ, by Raising the Dead, Attested in a Practical Way the Doctrine of the Resurrection of the Flesh. Chapter XXXVIII.—Christ, by Raising the Dead, Attested in a Practical Way the Doctrine of the Resurrection of…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 39 — Additional Evidence Afforded to Us in the Acts of the Apostles. The Acts of the Apostles, too, attest the resurrection. Now the apostles had nothing else to do, at least among the Jews, than to explain the Old…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 40 — Sundry Passages of St. Paul Which Attest Our Doctrine Rescued from the Perversions of Heresy. Chapter XL.—Sundry Passages of St. Paul Which Attest Our Doctrine Rescued from the Perversions of Heresy. Now it is no…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 41 — The Dissolution of Our Tabernacle Consistent with the Resurrection of Our Bodies. Chapter XLI.—The Dissolution of Our Tabernacle Consistent with the Resurrection of Our Bodies. It is still the same sentiment which he…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 42 — Death Changes, Without Destroying, Our Mortal Bodies. Remains of the Giants. It is the transformation these shall undergo which he explains to the Corinthians, when he writes: “We shall all indeed rise again (though…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 43 — No Disparagement of Our Doctrine in St. Paul's Phrase, Which Calls Our Residence in the Flesh Absence from the Lord. Chapter XLIII.—No Disparagement of Our Doctrine in St. Paul’s Phrase, Which Calls Our Residence in…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 44 — Sundry Other Passages of St. Paul Explained in a Sentence Confirmatory of Our Doctrine. Chapter XLIV.—Sundry Other Passages of St. Paul Explained in a Sentence Confirmatory of Our Doctrine. Now, if you will examine…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 45 — The Old Man and the New Man of St. Paul Explained. But in their blindness they again impale themselves on the point of the old and the new man. When the apostle enjoins us “to put off the old man, which is corrupt…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 46 — It is the Works of the Flesh, Not the Substance of the Flesh, Which St. Paul Always Condemns. Chapter XLVI.—It is the Works of the Flesh, Not the Substance of the Flesh, Which St. Paul Always Condemns. You may notice…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 47 — St. Paul, All Through, Promises Eternal Life to the Body. For that must be living after the world, which, as the old man, he declares to be “crucified with Christ,” not as a bodily structure, but as moral behaviour.…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 48 — Sundry Passages in the Great Chapter of the Resurrection of the Dead Explained in Defence of Our Doctrine. Chapter XLVIII.—Sundry Passages in the Great Chapter of the Resurrection of the Dead Explained in Defence of…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 49 — The Same Subject Continued. What Does the Apostle Exclude from the Dead? Certainly Not the Substance of the Flesh. Chapter XLIX.—The Same Subject Continued. What Does the Apostle Exclude from the Dead? Certainly Not…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 50 — In What Sense Flesh and Blood are Excluded from the Kingdom of God. Putting aside, however, all interpretations of this sort, which criminate the works of the flesh and blood, it may be permitted me to claim for the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 51 — The Session of Jesus in His Incarnate Nature at the Right Hand of God a Guarantee of the Resurrection of Our Flesh. Chapter LI.—The Session of Jesus in His Incarnate Nature at the Right Hand of God a Guarantee of the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 52 — From St. Paul's Analogy of the Seed We Learn that the Body Which Died Will Rise Again, Garnished with the Appliances of Eternal Life. Chapter LII.—From St. Paul’s Analogy of the Seed We Learn that the Body Which Died…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 53 — Chapter LIII.—Not the Soul, But the Natural Body Which Died, is that Which is to Rise Again. The Resurrection of Lazarus Commented on. Christ’s Resurrection, as the Second Adam, Guarantees Our Own. Some, however,…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 54 — Death Swallowed Up of Life. Meaning of This Phrase in Relation to the Resurrection of the Body. Chapter LIV.—Death Swallowed Up of Life. Meaning of This Phrase in Relation to the Resurrection of the Body. Then,…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 55 — The Change of a Thing's Condition is Not the Destruction of Its Substance. The Application of This Principle to Our Subject. Chapter LV.—The Change of a Thing’s Condition is Not the Destruction of Its Substance. The…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 56 — The Procedure of the Last Judgment, and Its Awards, Only Possible on the Identity of the Risen Body with Our Present Flesh. Chapter LVI.—The Procedure of the Last Judgment, and Its Awards, Only Possible on the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 57 — Chapter LVII.—Our Bodies, However Mutilated Before or After Death, Shall Recover Their Perfect Integrity in the Resurrection. Illustration of the Enfranchised Slave. We now come to the most usual cavil of unbelief.…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 58 — From This Perfection of Our Restored Bodies Will Flow the Consciousness of Undisturbed Joy and Peace. Chapter LVIII.—From This Perfection of Our Restored Bodies Will Flow the Consciousness of Undisturbed Joy and…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 59 — Chapter LIX.—Our Flesh in the Resurrection Capable, Without Losing Its Essential Identity, of Bearing the Changed Conditions of Eternal Life, or of Death Eternal. But, you object, the world to come bears the…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 60 — Chapter LX.—All the Characteristics of Our Bodies—Sex, Various Limbs, Etc.—Will Be Retained, Whatever Change of Functions These May Have, of Which Point, However, We are No Judges. Analogy of the Repaired Ship. But…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 61 — Chapter LXI.—The Details of Our Bodily Sex, and of the Functions of Our Various Members. Apology for the Necessity Which Heresy Imposes of Hunting Up All Its Unblushing Cavils. Now you have received your mouth, O…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 62 — Our Destined Likeness to the Angels in the Glorious Life of the Resurrection. Chapter LXII.—Our Destined Likeness to the Angels in the Glorious Life of the Resurrection. To this discussion, however, our Lord’s…vatican.va
On the Resurrection of the Flesh Chapter 63 — Chapter LXIII.—Conclusion. The Resurrection of the Flesh in Its Absolute Identity and Perfection. Belief of This Had Become Weak. Hopes for Its Refreshing Restoration Under the Influences of the Paraclete. And so the…vatican.va

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