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Old 01-30-2008, 01:04 PM   #1
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Default Absence of Christian hope in the resurrection narratives

John 20 verses 30-31 says 'Jesus did many other miraculous signs in the presence of his disciples, which are not recorded in this book. But these are written that you may believe that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, and that by believing you may have life in his name.'

According to Bishop NT Wright , in chapter 4 of his new book, Surprised by Hope (or via: amazon.co.uk), 'The fourth strange feature of the resurrection accounts is the entire absence of mention of the future Christian hope.' (I paraphrase - the exact quote comes from a recent Wright speech)

Christian apologists will say anything at all if it suits them.

How can alleged scholars write about 'the entire absence of mention of the future Christian hope', in works which do exactly that?
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The quote is in Can a Scientist Believe in the Resurrection? The Faraday Lecture 2007, Cambridge, May 15 2007, by the Bishop of Durham, Dr N. T. Wright.
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