It is at this point that the
very poetic and symbolic nature of the
term «resurrection» begins to make itself felt even in the context of the ancient myth.
Using examples from mythology, Scripture, theology, and philosophy, Rollins shows how mankind has long been interested in speaking of God in these
terms, to the point that «instead of thinking about our understanding of God as a
poetic utterance arising from an encounter with God, it was thought that our understanding of God directly matched up with the
very nature of God.