Paul then asserts that Jesus arose from the dead in fulfillment of prophecy (verse 4). The confirmation of his resurrection was his physical appearance to numerous followers, in a variety of ...

To Rev. Wright, it's silly to think first-century Christians were "ignorant of the fact that dead people stayed dead ... In the New Testament portrayal, Jesus arose with a different, glorified ...

The earliest Christians believed that by raising Jesus of Nazareth from the dead, God cleared Jesus from any wrongdoing for which he was tried and unjustly condemned to death by Pilate.

Let me be specific: Do we really believe Jesus rose from the dead? And what difference does it make whether we do? It is a historic fact that Jesus of Nazareth died. He was executed by the Romans ...

The validity of Christianity rests on one simple claim: that Jesus rose from the dead over 2,000 years ago. 1 Corinthians 1:16 says, “For if the dead do not rise, then Christ is not risen.

SPRING BRANCH, Texas – The belief that Jesus bodily arose from the dead is challenged in a new book by J. Thomas Devins, The Illusion of Death. The book questions that He miraculously awakened ...

DEAR DR. GRAHAM: I'd like to be a Christian, but I have a hard time believing that Jesus rose from the dead. You see, I'm an intensive care nurse, and I know that once a person dies, that's the end.

Christians believe that on Easter Sunday, God raised Jesus from the dead, confirming that there is life after death for all who follow him. Easter Sunday is a very special time for Christians.

Catholics and other Christians have grown up believing in the Resurrection, but the Apostles themselves were among the first who were skeptical that Jesus arose from the dead. They didn't believe ...

Ordinary, sober people knew perfectly well that dead people don’t get raised up again. Many Jewish people for two centuries before Jesus and on for at least the next century believed that in the ...