Quest: The Passion of Jesus - Did Jesus Really Rise From the Dead?
Is there any
39 All these people earned a good reputation because of their faith, yet none of them received all that God had promised. —Hebrews 11:39
Joseph lived by faith with the promise of
Points of light regarding the resurrection…
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11 As the women were on their way, some of the guards went into the city and told the leading priests what had happened. 12 A meeting with the elders was called, and they decided to give the soldiers a large bribe. 13 They told the soldiers, “You must say, ‘Jesus’ disciples came during the night while we were sleeping, and they stole his body.’ 14 If the governor hears about it, we’ll stand up for you so you won’t get in trouble.” 15 So the guards accepted the bribe and said what they were told to say. Their story spread widely among the Jews, and they still tell it today. —Matthew 28:11-15
Jesus was seen by
3 I passed on to you what was most important and what had also been passed on to me. Christ died for our sins, just as the Scriptures said. 4 He was buried, and he was raised from the dead on the third day, just as the Scriptures said. 5 He was seen by Peter and then by the Twelve. 6 After that, he was seen by more than 500 of his followers at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. 7 Then he was seen by James and later by all the apostles. —1 Corinthians 15:3-7
8 The women ran quickly from the tomb. They were very frightened but also filled with great joy, and they rushed to give the disciples the angel’s message. 9 And as they went, Jesus met them and greeted them. And they ran to him, grasped his feet, and worshiped him. —Matthew 28:8-9
Ancient culture was just as
A new
The resurrection is more
18 Yet what we suffer now is nothing compared to the glory he will reveal to us later. —Romans 8:18