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Resurrection of the dead, or resurrection from the dead (Koine: ἀναστάσεως τῶν νεκρῶν,〔from the Textus Receptus, other variations include: ἀνάστασις νεκρῶν, ἀνάστασιν νεκρῶν〕 trans: ''anastaseos ton nekron''; literally: "a standing up again of the dead"; is a term frequently used in the New Testament to describe an event by which a person, or people are resurrected (brought back to life). In the New Testament, the three common usages for this term pertain to (1) the Christ, rising from the dead; (2) the rising from the dead of all men, at the end of this present age and (3) the resurrection of certain ones in history, who were restored to life. Predominantly in Christian eschatology, the term is used to support the belief that the dead will be brought back to life in connection with end times. Various other forms of this concept can also be found in other eschatologies, namely: Islamic, Jewish and Zoroastrian eschatology. ==History== ===Induction of paganism=== Early church fathers defended the resurrection of the dead against the pagan belief that the immortal soul went to the underworld immediately after death. Currently, however, it is a popular Christian belief that the souls of the righteous do go straight to Heaven.〔(Hereafter )〕〔(Will We Be Reunited with Children Who Have Died? ) 〕 At the close of the medieval period, the modern era brought a shift in Christian thinking from an emphasis on the resurrection of the body back to the immortality of the soul.〔Encyclopedia of Christian Theology Vol. 3, “Resurrection of the Dead” by André Dartigues, ed. by Jean-Yves Lacoste (New York: Routledge, 2005), 1381.〕 This shift was a result of a change in the ''zeitgeist'', as a reaction to the Renaissance and later to the Enlightenment. André Dartigues has observed that especially “from the 17th to the 19th century, the language of popular piety no longer evoked the resurrection of the soul but everlasting life. Although theological textbooks still mentioned resurrection, they dealt with it as a speculative question more than as an existential problem.”〔 This shift was supported not by any scripture, but largely by the popular religion of the Enlightenment, Deism. Deism allowed for a supreme being, such as the philosophical first cause, but denied any significant personal or relational interaction with this figure. Deism, which was largely led by rationality and reason, could allow a belief in the immortality of the soul, but not necessarily in the resurrection of the dead. American deist Ethan Allen demonstrates this thinking in his work, ''Reason the Only Oracle of Man'' (1784) where he argues in the preface that nearly every philosophical problem is beyond humanity’s understanding, including the miracles of Christianity, although he does allow for the immortality of an immaterial soul.〔The Encyclopedia of Unbelief, Vol. 1, A–K, “Deism,” Edited by Gordon Stein (Buffalo, NY: Prometheus Books, 1985), 134.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「Resurrection of the dead」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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