But it is not at all clear that «faith» can be identified with «belief» or that faith in the resurrection means belief in physical resurrection and an empty tomb. (religion-online.org)
Much of LTQ is devoted to articulating what these Christians do not believe in, which includes Genesis as a literal account of creation, the miracle stories in the Bible, and the divinity and physical resurrection of Christ. (religion-online.org)
But this does not mean that a belief in physical resurrection ceased to be held after the second century BC. (religion-online.org)