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"Implicit in this mimesis of restorability is the belief that catastrophes are themselves (not simply narratively but actually) reconstructable" we'll keep trying

part iv of chapter 4 was a drag ngl dgshhrhf mostly because of my lack of interest and knowledge in the subject matter. but overall, ch 4 is my second favorite & the one i took the longest time getting through so far because the amount of times i had to close the book after reading a really painful beautiful thing and spend days trying not to think about it

"Even after the resurrection, he remained embodied: at the very end of Luke, he invited the apostles to look at his hands and to "handle" him to assure themselves he is not a spirit (24:36–40). While they are still "disbelieving for joy," he asks the question that is the universal signal among sentient creatures that they are sentient: "Have you anything here to eat?" .......... no words