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BY KATHLEEN MULHERN, PH.D.
Easter is the celebration of Jesus Christ’s resurrection from the dead. Christians believe that Jesus of Nazareth was the Son of God and the Messiah. He is the Son in the Trinity of the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, as well as the main character in the stories found in the four Gospels in the Christian Bible. Additionally, Christians interpret the various prophecies of the Old Testament as referring to Jesus. Christians hold that many of the Old Testament prophecies predicted the coming of Jesus and that he fulfilled the most important prophecies of the Old Testament.
Arguably the most important and distinctive story in all of Christianity is the story of Jesus’s death and resurrection. More material in each gospel is dedicated to the last week of Jesus’s life than to any other single topic. According to the scriptures and external historical records, Pontius Pilate, the Roman governor, sentenced Jesus of Nazareth to be executed via crucifixion. The sentence was carried out, and Jesus was pronounced dead. Three days later, Jesus rose from the dead and reappeared to his followers. The anniversary of his resurrection is what Christians celebrate at Easter.
According to Christian thought, the first Easter was the single most important day in human history. When Jesus Christ rose from the dead, a new creation began, one that reversed Adam and Eve’s fall in the Garden of Eden and initiated a new way of relating to God and to the world. Christians teach that through his death and resurrection, Jesus released God’s forgiving power, defeated the spiritual forces of evil, and conquered death. Celebrating Easter gives Christians a way to remember this central event and to rekindle their own faith.
According to Christian thought, the first Easter was the single most important day in human history. When Jesus Christ rose from the dead, a new creation began, one that reversed Adam and Eve’s fall in the Garden of Eden and initiated a new way of relating to God and to the world. Through his death and resurrection, Jesus released God’s forgiving power, defeated spiritual forces of evil, and conquered death.
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