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The Four: A Survey of the Gospels
Defending Constantine: The Twilight of an Empire and the Dawn of Christendom
From Behind the Veil: The Epistles of John
Deep Exegesis:The Mystery of Reading Scripture
1 & 2 Kings
Brazos Theological Commentary
The Promise Of His Appearing: An Exposition Of Second Peter
A Great Mystery: Fourteen Wedding Sermons
Deep Comedy: Trinity, Tragedy, And Hope In Western Literature
Miniatures & Morals: The Christian Novels of Jane Austen
The Priesthood of the Plebs: A Theology of Baptism
A Son To Me: An Exposition of 1 & 2 Samuel
From Silence to Song: The Davidic Liturgical Revolution
Ascent to Love: A Guide to Dante's Divine Comedy
Blessed Are the Hungry: Meditations on the Lord's Supper
A House For My Name: A Survey of the Old Testament
Heroes of the City of Man: A Christian Guide to Select Ancient Literature
Brightest Heaven of Invention: A Christian Guide To Six Shakespeare Plays
Wise Words: Family Stories That Bring the Proverbs to Life
The Kingdom and the Power: Rediscovering the Centrality of the Church
What is the resurrection like? Paul says, like a tree that grows from the planted seed of our body; like the glory of a brighter star.
Or this, as Hamann puts it in his London notebooks, in a comment on Genesis 2:21-23: “Adam awakes as the dead of which David says, in order to praise the Lord (Psalm 88:10). With this joy will we from deep death-sleep (Todensschlafe) awake and see the transformation of our bones and our flesh as Adam his rib. So will be the sleep of His beloved (Psalm 127:2).”
Perhaps this captures Hamann’s point: As Adam awoke to find a single bone transformed into a suitable companion to him, we will awake to discover our entire flesh similarly transformed and glorified.
posted by Peter J. Leithart on Wednesday, December 2, 2009 at 5:56 am
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