As I\u2019ve been finishing off the manuscript of my book on the burial of Jesus (which should be available from Booksurge in a few weeks if the process goes smoothly), I started thinking (as I often do) about LOST.<\/p>\n
On LOST, Jack begins catching glimpses of his deceased father. Eventually he finds the empty casket. For a while, we wonder whether we are dealing with something \u201csupernatural\u201d or merely a combination of coincidences and hallucinations.<\/p>\n
LOST clearly explores spiritual and religious themes. In this particular case, is LOST<\/a> exploring the rise of faith in the resurrection? And if so, what more might it develop along these lines?<\/p>\n At any rate, seeing one\u2019s deceased father, or a doctor who had died, is not the same as seeing someone that had been identified as the Messiah and connected with the transition from the present evil-dominated age to the Messianic era. The latter more naturally has a particular interpretative framework, while the possible significance of the former is less obvious.<\/p>\n
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