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 ...

While the timing of the observance varies, depending on the calendar used — Georgian or Julian — the resurrection of Jesus Christ remains one of the fundamental tenets of the Christian ...

The essence of Easter’s celebration of the Resurrection is that Christianity’s founder, Jesus, is still alive, having overcome death. No Jew ever believed that, after Abraham died and was ...

Christians today celebrate their holiest day, Easter Sunday, which commemorates the Resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Easter has long been a mix of the secular and the sacred, of candy ...

For Christians, Easter is the most important festival and the one celebrated with the greatest joy because it marks the Resurrection of Jesus Christ. The Easter message by Bishop Mark L.

Easter Sunday, an important day for members of the Christian faith, commemorates the miraculous resurrection of Jesus Christ after a 40-day season of prayer known as Lent. The holiday is also the ...

It has never been easy to proclaim the resurrection. Never ... On Friday, we walk the Stations of the Cross — mapping Jesus’s journey through cruelty, suffering and death onto the cruelty ...

Hallmark fluff aside, the Easter season celebrates the death, burial and resurrection of Jesus Christ, the Son of God. Death and burial are common to all men, but the resurrection of Jesus is ...

As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth. Other charismatic Jewish teachers or ...