"He Appeared to Peter": Reconsidering the Hallucination Hypothesis

In this article, I challenge Wright's view that the bodily resurrection of Jesus provides the "only sufficient and necessary explanation" for the New Testament accounts of the empty tomb and post-resurrection appearances. I then outline Lüdemann's version of the hallucination hyp...

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Autore principale: Smith, Stephen Harry 1951- (Autore)
Tipo di documento: Elettronico Articolo
Lingua:Inglese
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Interlibrary Loan:Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany)
Pubblicazione: [2019]
In: Neotestamentica
Anno: 2019, Volume: 53, Fascicolo: 1, Pagine: 53-78
(sequenze di) soggetti normati:B Resurrezione di Gesù / Apparizione / Allucinazione / Follia religiosa / Gruppo / Psicologia / Lüdemann, Gerd 1946-2021 / Wright, N. T. 1948-
Notazioni IxTheo:HC Nuovo Testamento
KDG Chiese libere
ZD Psicologia
Altre parole chiave:B Resurrection
B Craig
B Hallucination
B Lüdemann
B Wright
B collective delusion
B Empty Tomb
B Psychological Literature
B HALLUCINATIONS & illusions in literature
B post-resurrection appearances
B Craffert
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Riepilogo:In this article, I challenge Wright's view that the bodily resurrection of Jesus provides the "only sufficient and necessary explanation" for the New Testament accounts of the empty tomb and post-resurrection appearances. I then outline Lüdemann's version of the hallucination hypothesis, critique a range of evangelical responses to it, and suggest that part of the reason for the continuing impasse is that neither side engages seriously enough with the psychological and psychiatric literature in the field. My conclusion is that some form of hallucination hypothesis in combination with the concept of collective delusion may be the equal of the evangelical view in terms of its explanatory power.
ISSN:2518-4628
Comprende:Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/neo.2019.0011