This paper presents an argument for the recovery of the doctrine of the resurrection of the flesh. I argue that the doctrine accords with creedal and doctrinal tradition (§2), as well as the scriptural witness about the goodness and destiny of human flesh (§3). I then outline what it means to say – minimally – that the flesh (or ‘numerically the same body’) will be raised (§4). In §5, I argue that the doctrine speaks to the unique predicament of human beings, namely, that our very being (our flesh) is the site and source of our greatest fear – the fear of death. By focusing its proffered hopes on the same flesh in which our deepest fears are located, the promise of resurrection is shown to be a ‘peculiar treasure’. Finally, I suggest in §5a-5c three practices by which the church can inculcate this hope in the face of death.

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肉身的复活：教会的“特殊宝藏”

本文提出了恢复肉身复活教义的论证。我认为该学说符合信条和教义传统（§2），以及关于人类肉体的善良和命运的圣经见证（§3）。然后，我概述了肉身（或“数字上相同的身体”）将被提升的意思（至少）（§4）。在第 5 节中，我认为该学说讲述了人类的独特困境，即我们的存在（我们的肉体）是我们最大的恐惧——对死亡的恐惧——的场所和根源。通过将其所提供的希望集中在我们最深的恐惧所在的肉体上，复活的应许被证明是一个“特殊的宝藏”。最后，我在第 5a-5c 节中提出了三种做法，教会可以通过这些做法在面对死亡时灌输这种希望。