The Resurrection of Jesus

The Bible states that Jesus was executed in a particularly brutal fashion, than miraculously came back to life. Eye witness accounts of His activities afterwards are detailed in the Gospels. In order to research the authenticity of this claim, this paper will cite sources to address three questions: The above claim is based on statements in the Bible. Is the Bible itself a reliable source of information? Within the context of Hebrew and Roman culture …

…us to prove your authority to do all this?” In 2:19, Jesus replies, “Destroy this temple (his body) and I will raise it again in three days.” Despite carefully arranged measures taken thru the Romans to prevent such an event from happening or being faked, the “temple” rose again. The bottom line is, the resurrection, like other miracles, occurred in front of many eyewitnesses- including skeptics- in broad day light, with no attempt to hide anything.