The Resurrection Of Jesus

The world was gripped by the tale of forgiveness, Christ’s sacrifice on the Cross and his subsequent resurrection, as it was written and asserted. Through his first supernatural miracles and preaching, Christ had created a young religious congregation, but after his death Christ’s disciples and followers dedicated themselves to spreading the Word of God and the religion to the far corners of the world. Mass conversions took place with ordinary citizens in awe at the declared majesty of God, as well as the thought of a better life beyond the squalor of ancient

Through Matthew 27:11-66 it is evident that the governor Pontius Pilate plays a crucial role in the crucifixion of Jesus Christ. Scholars throughout history have provided support to see Pilate as positive, negative, or neutral role in the retelling of the crucifixion. Warren Carter is one of the many scholars who have taken note of Pilate’s role in history and within the source “Pontius Pilate. Portraits of a Roman Governor” Carter argues that Pilate is a negative character. He goes as far to claim that Pilate was one to actively seek conflict. While Carter argues that Pilate’s role is one of negativity, I would argue, that through a socio-culture view, that Pilate is not a negative figure, but an ambivalent one, due to his lack to enforce.

This paper is a review of the book The Resurrection of Jesus: A New Historiographical Approach by Michael Licona. This book is comprised of pages that “investigate the question of the historicity of Jesus’ resurrection while providing unprecedented interaction with the literature of professional historians outside of the community of biblical scholars on both hermeneutical and methodological considerations.” The book is separated into five long chapters: “Chapter 1: Important Consideration pertaining to Historical Truth” , “Chapter 2: The Historians and Miracles”, “Chapter 3: Historical Sources Pertaining to the Resurrection of Christ”, “Chapter 4: The Historical Bedrock Pertaining to the Fate of Jesus”, and “Chapter 5: Weighing Hypothesis”.

1.) the resurrection is the vindication of Jesus Christ righteousness. This means that to be just and proven. In 1 timothy 3:16 we find that it says Jesus appeared in His flesh and was shown to be righteous in His spirit.

First, the resurrection appearance was demonstrated in 1 Corinthians 15: 3-5. Paul in this text quoted the all which he had received and passed on to his followers. According to Galatians 1:18 Paul was in Jerusalem three years after his conversion, during which he became acquainted with Peter and James for fifteen days. It is difficult to dismiss these occurrences and to deny that they even transpired. Paul's information makes clear that various individuals, in fact, saw Jesus alive from the dead. There must be an admission that skepticism concerning the appearance of traditional gospel continues to persist. For some, skepticism appears to be unjustified. But, the underlying traditions of the resurrection is reliable due to the historical

Very quietly, gently, the evangelists communicate something very important to us: something happens in the resurrection which makes Jesus new. They are coy about the details. But, we don’t need the details to know that something is going on here.

On the third day after Jesus 's death, Mary Magdalene and Mary the mother of

Unique in the Ascension. Just like his entrance into this world, Jesus’ departure was also miraculous. After commissioning his disciples, 'he was taken up before their very eyes, and a cloud hid him from their sight. They were looking intently

The reason the resurrection is so important to the case for Christianity is that if it is true, it confirms the teaching of Jesus as having the authority of God. The teaching of Jesus is often about his own identity , not just ethical and moral issues. At stake is the ability to know who Jesus was and thus, how we should respond to him

The bodily resurrection of Jesus was the turning point of history and is central to the sermons throughout the book of Acts. To the apostles, the bodily resurrection was not an isolated event. Instead, it could be considered as a “crowning seal to the whole unified revelation of God’s redemptive plan,” Acts begins with a statement that Jesus “appeared to the apostles from time to time, and he proved to them in many ways that he was actually alive”(Acts 1:3 NLT). Peter states that being a witness of the resurrection was a fundamental qualification for apostleship (Acts 1:21-22), so the resurrection assumes a vital place in the apostolic preaching. In Peter's sermon at Pentecost, he says, "God raised him from the dead freeing him from the agony of death because it was impossible for death to keep its hold on him” (Acts 2:24 NIV). Similarly, Peter refers to our Lord as "this Jesus" whom "God raised up" (Acts 2:32). In later sermons Peter refers to Jesus as God's "servant" whom he

Created by Gian Lorenzo Bernini around 1650 during the stunning Baroque period, this famous sculptor cast this detailed bronze statue of Christ on the cross. The Crucified Christ (Corpus) is spiritually and physically captivating. The sculpture’s smooth bronze surface is softly lit mimicking the sensuousness of skin; the body hanging down from the cross subtly writhes, tendons and muscles taut and rippling giving the illusion of a real body being strained and struggling to enduring its last moments of life. Bernini, in his piece Corpus captures Christ in the transition between the materiality of this world and the immateriality of the

Rather than thinking of why Jesus Christ did not come to me at a sooner time, or why I did not recognize Him at a sooner time, this story reveals that I should trust Jesus’s timing. In His wisdom, He knows exactly what He is doing for His perfect will. Instead, I should rejoice that the resurrection and life are with me and that He is fulfilling His will in His ways, which are higher than my ways.

The New Testament is not the only sacred book that gives an account of the resurrection. The Quran, Islam’s holy scripture, tells of the arrest, crucifixion, and resurrection, but if differs in no small way from the biblical account. In Surah 4:157-8 the Quran sates: And for saying, “we killed (the Messiah) Jesus, son of Mary,” the messenger of God.

McGrath says that the New Testament is filled with the belief that something new has happened to humanity. That is the life and death of Jesus Christ but more important through his resurrection. It is through His resurrection that redemption and hope come to those who are believers. 1 Corinthians 15:20-22 state “But now Christ has been raised from the dead, the first fruits of those who are asleep. For since by a man came death, by a man also came the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ all will be made alive. As Christ live then, we shall live. As Paul stated in these verses, we are made alive because He died for our uprightness. It is the preaching and the teaching of Jesus that we receive hope for everlasting

Anthony Liccione once said, “Unto the Cross came death, and unto death came the Cross.” This quote relates to the poem, “The Dream of The Rood” because it talks about the story of how Jesus’ crucifixion. In the poem states, “It seemed to me that I saw a more wonderful tree lifted in the air, wound round with light, the brightest of beams.” This symbolizes that he has stumbled across the Tree of Life mentioned in the Bible. Adam and Eve ate an apple off this tree even though God had forbidden it.