Resurrection of Christ
On the third day the tomb was empty — the hinge on which the whole Christian faith turns
The Resurrection of Christ is the conviction that Jesus was raised bodily from the dead on the third day, vindicating his identity and his saving work. The Gospels narrate the empty tomb and his appearances, and Paul in 1 Corinthians 15 treats it as the foundation of faith, saying that without it preaching is empty. Christians across traditions hold this as central and non-negotiable to the gospel.
How it traveled
- RomansCorinth · 67explains
- 1 CorinthiansEphesus · 67explains
- MarkRome · 68explains
- MatthewAntioch · 80explains
- ActsRome · 84explains
- LukeRome · 84explains
- JohnEphesus · 100explains
- Dialogue with TryphoRome · 165explains
- The First ApologyRome · 165explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part I.--The Acts of Pilate: Second Greek Form.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part I.--The Acts of Pilate: Latin Form.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell: Latin. First Version.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--The Descent of Christ into Hell: Greek Form.— · 220explains
- The Gospel of Nicodemus; Part II.--Christ's Descent into Hell: Latin. Second Version.— · 220explains
- The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Church History of EusebiusCaesarea · 339explains
- The Incarnation of the WordAlexandria · 373explains
- Ephraim Syrus: The Nisibene HymnsEdessa · 373explains
- The Catechetical Lectures of S. CyrilJerusalem · 386explains
- Select Orations of Saint Gregory NazianzenNazianzus · 390explains
- A Commentary on the Acts of the ApostlesConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on the Gospel of St. JohnConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- Homilies on First CorinthiansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John ChrysostomConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Paul's Epistle to the RomansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Homilies of St. John Chrysostom on Philippians, Colossians, and ThessaloniansConstantinople (Istanbul) · 407explains
- The Letters of St. JeromeBethlehem · 420explains
- Expositions on the Book of PsalmsHippo Regius · 430explains
- Lectures or Tractates on the Gospel According to St. JohnHippo Regius · 430explains
- City of GodHippo Regius · 430explains
- Letters of St. AugustinHippo Regius · 430explains
- Sermons on Selected Lessons of the New TestamentHippo Regius · 430explains
- The Harmony of the GospelsHippo Regius · 430explains
- The Ecclesiastical History, Dialogues, and Letters of TheodoretCyrrhus · 458explains
- The Letters and Sermons of Leo the GreatRome · 461explains
- Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59)Paris · 1274explains
- Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the GospelGeneva · 1564explains
- Book Third. the Mode of Obtaining the Grace of Christ. the Benefits It Confers, and the Effects Resulting from ItGeneva · 1564explains
- A History of the Work of RedemptionNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
- Fifteen Sermons. On Various SubjectsNorthampton, Massachusetts · 1758explains
Key passages(20)
Dogmatics in Outline · Karl Barth
John of Damascus: Exposition of the Orthodox Faith · John of Damascus
And again to Moses, I am the God of Abraham, the God of Isaac and the God of Jacob: God is not the God of the dead (that is, those who are dead and will be no more), but of the livingThou takest away
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Objection 2: Further, among the other miracles which happened during the Passion, it is narrated (Mat. 27:52) that "the monuments were opened, and many bodies of the saints who had slept rose again."
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Book Second. of the Knowledge of God the Redeemer, in Christ, as First Manifested to the Fathers, Under the Law, and Thereafter to Us Under the Gospel · John Calvin
Our salvation may be thus divided between the death and the resurrection of Christ: by the former sin was abolished and death annihilated; by the latter righteousness was restored and life revived, th
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Homilies on First Corinthians · John Chrysostom
Ver. 14. “And if Christ hath not been raised, then is our preaching vain, your faith also is vain.” Although what followed in due course would have been, “but if Christ be not risen, ye fight against
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The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
Lecture XIV. On the Words, And Rose Again from the Dead on the Third Day, and Ascended into the Heavens, and Sat on the Right Hand of the Father. 1 Cor. xv. 1–4 Now I make known unto you, brethren,
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The Catechetical Lectures of S. Cyril · Cyril of Jerusalem
18. At this point of our discourse, let us consider whether is harder, for a man after having been buried to rise again from the earth, or for a man in the belly of a whale, having come into the great
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The Incarnation of the Word · Athanasius of Alexandria
§30. The reality of the resurrection proved by facts: (1) the victory over death described above: (2) the Wonders of Grace are the work of One Living, of One who is God: (3) if the gods be (as alleged
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Objection 2: Further, Peter said (Acts 2:24) that "it was impossible for Christ to be held fast by hell" and death. Therefore it seems that Christ's rising ought not to have been deferred until the th
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Objection 2: Further, in order to have the certainty of faith the disciples saw Christ ascend into heaven, according to Acts 1:9: "While they looked on, He was raised up." But it was also necessary fo
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Treatise on the Incarnation (qq[1]-59) · Thomas Aquinas
Further, the angels introduced as witnesses for the Resurrection seem insufficient from the want of agreement on the part of the Evangelists. Because in Matthew's account the angel is described as sit
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The Life of Constantine with Orations of Constantine and Eusebius · Eusebius of Caesarea
Chapter XV. 1. What now remains, but to account for those which are the crowning facts of all; I mean his death, so far and widely known, the manner of his passion, and the mighty miracle of his resu
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Now if Christ is preached, that he has been raised from the dead, how do some among you say that there is no resurrection of the dead?
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If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain, and your faith also is in vain.
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Yes, we are found false witnesses of God, because we testified about God that he raised up Christ, whom he didn’t raise up, if it is so that the dead are not raised.
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that he was buried, that he was raised on the third day according to the Scriptures,
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Blessed be the God and Father of our Lord Jesus Christ, who according to his great mercy became our father again to a living hope through the resurrection of Jesus Christ from the dead,
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For if we believe that Jesus died and rose again, even so God will bring with him those who have fallen asleep in Jesus.
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Remember Jesus Christ, risen from the dead, of the seed of David, according to my Good News,
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A Commentary on the Acts of the Apostles · John Chrysostom
[“Shall thus come,” etc.] This is a confirmation of the Resurrection; for if he was taken up with a body, much rather must He have risen again with a body. Where are those who disbelieve the Resurrect
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Modern teachers who discuss this idea
Modern and living teachers whose books take up Resurrection of Christ. These works are still in copyright, so we can’t show the text here — each links out to the book.
- Karl BarthDogmatics in Outline(1947)View on Amazon→