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Mind-Body Debates in Connection with Resurrection
Stephen Hosea Vongdip and Jock Matthew Agai
Article Number - 6784E125A2B15 | Vol. 5(2), pp. 10-19, February 2025 |
Received: 11 November 2024 | Accepted: 8 January 2025 | Published: 1 February 2025
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Abstract
Death is a precursor for resurrection thus, the study of resurrection is
in tandem with the study of death. More so, the study on near-death experience
which is now regarded as an aspect of modern science in parapsychology provides
knowledge about the relationship between the body and the mind. The debates
regarding the mind/body relations are vital due to the view according to which
the mind survives bodily death. Some scholars are beginning to propose that
Albert Einstein theory of relativity supports the notion of a possible
separation or independent existence of the body from the mind. This research is
a study of the debate in connection with the biblical view according to which a
new body that is imperishable is created after bodily death. The researchers
cited various interpretations from different authors regarding the biblical
concepts of resurrection in connection with mind/body debates and concluded
that studies in modern science especially on the connection between the mind
and body can contribute to the biblical study of resurrection. Keywords: Death,
Extraordinary, Mind-Body, Near-Death Experience (NDE), Resurrection, Science.
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Authors
Stephen Hosea Vongdip1 and
Jock Matthew Agai2*
1Gindiri Theological Seminary (GTS), affiliated to University
of Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
2School of Religion, Philosophy and Classics, University of
KwaZulu Natal, South Africa.
*Corresponding
author. Email: [email protected]; [email protected]
How to Cite this Article
Vongdip, S. H. &
Agai, J. M. (2025). Mind-Body Debates in Connection with Resurrection. Journal of Culture, History and Archaeology,
5(2), 10-19.
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