The Resurrection is a unique event. It is not the resuscitation of a dead body as in the case of Lazarus (Jn. 11.43) or the widow’s son (Lk. 7.11-14). It is a total transformation of the person: the same Lord yet not the same; he has to reveal himself to be recognized.

Joseph Mattam, SJ

The author is a Professor Emeritus of Theology at the Gujarat Vidya Deep, the Regional Seminary.