-Easter Week 2022: Celebrating The Resurrection of Jesus
by Dr. D ~ April 12th, 2022
Here’s some links to a video and a few of the best articles featured on our Apologetica page about the Resurrection of Jesus Christ and the celebration of Easter:
The Resurrection of Jesus Christ by N.T.Wright:
Listen to this! New Testament scholar N.T. Wright is right on in this short video on the Resurrection (2:23):
Did Jesus Really Rise from the Dead?
Yes! If not, as Paul says (I Cor. 15:14) the entire Christian faith is in vain. Here’s a link to a great article on all of the facts concerning the resurrection of Jesus–a timely pursuit for the Easter season:
by William Lane Craig, professor of philosophy at Talbot School of Theology in La Mirada, California. This is the best and most concise article that I have found on the Resurrection of Jesus.
Was Easter Really Borrowed From a Pagan Holiday?
Here’s a good article by Anthony McRoy that contradicts the popular notion that the Christian celebration of Easter was borrowed from pagan sources:
McRoy provides historical evidence that the name ‘Easter’ was actually derived from the Old High German ‘eostarum’ which meant "dawn" and not from the name of a supposed pagan goddess.
May you and yours be blessed this Easter season. *Top
