The Watchtower teaches that Jesus was not resurrected bodily but rather as a spirit creature. (What Does the Bible Really Teach?, p. 73)

It cites two categories of Bible evidence:

• Proof texts which it believes explicitly teach the spirit resurrection of Jesus
• Experiences Jesus had which it believes prove he couldn’t have been raised in a physical body.

Today, we’ll examine the first category.

In next week’s post, we’ll look at the second. Continue reading