By Peter Trumper
Evangelical Press. 304 pages. £9.95
ISBN 0 85234 422 8
This book contains reverent imaginative meditation on the events surrounding the resurrection of Jesus. The author works through all the resurrection appearances recorded in the New Testament, including Saul on the Damascus Road and John on Patmos. Dr. Trumper does not seem to have based his reconstruction of 1st-century Jewish minds on modern scholarship, but has sought to produce Biblical references for most of his attempt to interpret the thinking process of those who met with the risen Lord.
He identifies the Great Commission of Matthew 28 with the appearance to the 500 mentioned in 1 Corinthians 15. The 'brothers' of the text are identified as male only, contrary to both the usual inclusive meaning of the term and the large role of women in other resurrection appearances. The reason for this discrimination according to the author (p.208) is that only men are to receive the commission to be missionaries!
