When Jesus appeared to his followers immediately after his resurrection, the first words out of his mouth were “All authority has been given to me in heaven and on earth” (Matthew 28:18).

To observant Christians, Easter is about much more than bunnies and chocolate eggs. In 2008, Larry Hurtado examined how early believers came to grips with the idea of Jesus’ resurrection. His ...

Jesus lay in the cave through Friday night, Saturday, and early Sunday: a period of three days, ending with Easter and the Resurrection, known as the Triduum or “three days.” ...

Christ's resurrection is more than a symbol of faith; it's a model of rebirth for all of us. It shows the resilience of God — and of God in humanity — during a time of violence and turmoil.

Also, without the resurrection of Christ, the Christian’s faith is futile, and there is no forgiveness of sins, as supported by 1 Corinthians 15:12-19. Jesus’s resurrection also brings disruption.

I Gabriel command you.” If so, Jesus-era Judaism had begun to explore the idea of a three-day resurrection before Jesus was born. This, in turn, ...

Jesus' resurrection is not like the myths common in the world of his time. Küng mentions Hercules who was taken up into Olympus and Dionysius who died and was revived.

May 10, 2005 -- -- Did Jesus rise from the dead? The stories of the Resurrection of Jesus Christ inspire faith and fuel controversy to this day. But what do we know about what really happened on ...

Yet the Christian understanding of resurrection was taken to an unprecedented degree in the decades following Jesus’ death. According to Matthew’s Gospel, Jesus, a Jew from Galilee, entered ...