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Guest Editorial: The Resurrection as Near-Death Experience (open access)

Guest Editorial: The Resurrection as Near-Death Experience

Article suggesting that Jesus Christ was not clinically dead but in a deep coma when he was taken down from the cross. He was revived by Joseph of Arimathea, who was permitted to take Jesus's body into his care. By Pentecost, seven weeks later, Jesus had finally recovered from his wounds, and his reappearance convinced his followers that he was the Son of God. The author suggests that the Resurrection was not a physical happening, but a near-death experience. As such, it was totally real to Christ himself, and it also confirmed his belief that he could, by proxy, discharge humanity's sins.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Cook, Roger B.
System: The UNT Digital Library
The Phantom Leaf Effect and Its Implications for Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences (open access)

The Phantom Leaf Effect and Its Implications for Near-Death and Out-of-Body Experiences

Article concerning the phantom leaf effect seen in Kirlian photography, which may help researchers better understand near-death and out-of-body experiences.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Pace, James C. & Drumm, Deborah L.
System: The UNT Digital Library
Motifs of Passage into Worlds Imaginary and Fantastic (open access)

Motifs of Passage into Worlds Imaginary and Fantastic

Article matching phenomena associated with the passage into otherworlds as reported during out-of-body and near-death experiences, with imagery associated with the passage into otherworlds as depicted in classic modern fantasies and fairy tales.
Date: Summer 1992
Creator: Greene, F. Gordon
System: The UNT Digital Library