And when we speak of the resurrection of Christ this Easter, there is also the debate over whether we should take it figuratively or literally. The answer is that it should be taken as both. When we say figuratively, we mean libidinally. After all, what precedes the resurrection of Christ – and this is yet another common belief between Christians and Muslims – is the advent or the arrival of a messianic figure who embodies the life force or the libidinal force that emanates from God himself through Christ. Hence, the Bible when it states in John 3:16: “For God so loved the world, that he gave his one and only son, that whoever believes in him shall not perish but have eternal life.”
When the Bible states “eternal life” in this context which we are considering, what is meant in large part is the libidinal life. The life of the libido. Libidinal life precedes any bodily or material resurrection. Hence, the contention or the proposition that the resurrection of Christ be taken both figuratively and literally.
Adam A. Azim 