The Christian Faith in the Resurrection of the Dead in the Approach of Gerhard Lohfink

The present article attempts to provide a synthetic approach to the issue of resurrection, particularly the “resurrection in death” model developed by the German exegete and theologian Gerhard Lohfink (1934–2024). The article’s focus is strictly biblical and theological, and its structure begins by presenting the biblical foundations of the doctrine of resurrection, including the resurrection of all the dead. Next, it presents the fruit of Lohfink’s reflections on resurrection, known in theology as the “resurrection in death” model. The final section of the article presents a Catholic assessment of the presented model and comprehensive conclusions. To achieve these goals, a comparative method was used to juxtapose and analyze the biblical sources on the resurrection, followed by a theological method treating the teaching of the Church and the Magisterium as one of its guiding principles. The analyses presented in this article lead to a conclusion that, on the one hand, highlights Lohfink’s exegetical contribution in relation to the truth of the resurrection, and, on the other hand, demonstrates the incompatibility of the “resurrection in death” model with the Catholic doctrine.

Christian faith · Doctrine · Faith · Magisterium · Systematic theology · Catholicism, Bioethics, Media, Education · Religious, Philosophical, and Educational Studies · Violence, Religion, and Philosophy

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