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How does the Catholic Church reconcile the resurrected body pictured by St Paul in 1 Cor 15 vis-a-vis the narrations in Luke 24 and John 21?

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We read in Luke 24:31 (NRSVCE) how Jesus walked with two disciples on the way of Emmaus post-Resurrection and joined them for a meal: > When he was at the table with them, he took bread, blessed and broke it, and gave it to them. We go on to read in Verses 40-43: > And when he had said this, he showed them his hands and his feet. While in their joy they were disbelieving and still wondering, he said to them, “Have you anything here to eat?” They gave him a piece of broiled fish, and he took it and ate in their presence. It is implied that Jesus ate fish just in order to prove that he was not a ghost as had been feared by the disciples. But his partaking of the meal with the disciples at Emmaus was with a different purpose, and he may not have disappeared before eating the bread he had 'divided'. We also see in Jn 21:13-14 how the Lord joined the disciples for a hearty meal by the Sea of Galilee, after the Resurrection: > Jesus came, took the bread and gave it to them, and did the same with the fish. This was now the third time Jesus appeared to his disciples after he was raised from the dead. Going by the narrations of Luke and John, Jesus' physical body after the Resurrection had the attributes it had had prior to the event, more specifically, hunger and the need to consume food. But, St Paul has somewhat different view of resurrected body, as can be seen in 1 Cor 15:42-44: > So will it be with the resurrection of the dead. The body that is sown is perishable, it is raised imperishable; it is sown in dishonor, it is raised in glory; it is sown in weakness, it is raised in power; it is sown a natural body, it is raised a spiritual body. My question therefore, is: How does the Catholic Church reconcile the picture of the resurrected body presented by St Paul in 1 Cor 15 *vis-a-vis* the narrations in Luke 24 and John 21 ?
Asked by Kadalikatt Joseph Sibichan (13704 rep)
Feb 8, 2023, 06:31 AM
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