There are various interpretations of the resurrection stories. How do you personally relate to it, if at all?

Answer 1

I don't believe in the resurrection.

I think the various interpretations happened because the authors weren't able to get together and agree on one version.

Answer 2

Do you mean by scholars or just the difference in the gospel accounts?

For me - the fact that they get more fanciful with the writing of each gospel makes me feel that they aren't real. First we have Jesus rising from the dead. Then we have the dead rising with Jesus. Then we have Jesus wandering about talking to people. Then we have Jesus being raised bodily into heaven and appearing and disappearing in locked rooms.

Scholars try to claim that this just proves the stories are true - becuase of these variations. That eye witness testimony differs and if they were all the same or a like then they would be suspect.

I don't buy it - becuase the testimony should be similar not more embellished. You also have the tossed in theory of secrey by the Jewish leaders to keep Jesus' ressurection a secret.

Also, if any of the gospels had been written before Paul's time as a Christian I would have a better time believing them. It was Paul who first put forward the theory of ressurection and why Jesus died in the first place. We only got the gospels after his letters had been circulating for many years.

Answer 3

Jesus' body was missing. If the Jews could have found it, they could have stilled the preaching of Jesus' resurrection that filled Jerusalem. But they could not.
The body wasn't stolen. The Romans had no motive. The Jews had no motive. Ah-ha, you say, the disciples stole it. There is the matter of the Roman guards, and the disciples' initial disbelief when the women brought them the news early that Easter morning. This brings me to my third point.
If the disciples had stolen the body, you wouldn't expect them to risk their lives. People don't die for what they know is not true. But the disciples put their lives on the line, and nearly all were eventually martyred for their faith. They certainly believed it.
The church mushroomed size in Jerusalem, the very place he was crucified. Followers of Jesus in the city of Jerusalem grew from a few dozen to thousands upon thousands soon after Jesus' resurrection. They believed it was true.
Contemporary documents refer to the event. Thallus the Samaritan, Suetonius, Tacitus, Pliny contain references to Jesus. Jewish historian Josephus writes about Jesus' crucifixion and resurrection. They knew something had happened.
Jesus' resurrection from the dead is actually more plausible than any other explanation. That's why we Christians make such a big deal about Easter. That's why we celebrate.

Jesus' resurrection means that death is not the end. That though my body may lie mouldering in the ground, Jesus, whom the Father raised from the dead, gives me eternal life. Ultimately, we Christians believe, our bodies, too, will be raised from the dead.

And since Jesus is not dead, people can encounter him today. You can know him through a personal relationship. I could point to lots of people who can testify what Jesus has done in their lives to bring them from the brink of disaster to peace and meaning and joy. He changes people for good.

Answer 4

I personally relate to this because I experienced a profound transformation in my nature when I placed my faith in the Lord Jesus Christ. I had almost no doctrinal knowledge at the time, but after years of studying the Bible I have come to realize that this life transforming power is directly related to the power God released towards the human race when He raised Christ from the dead.
This is explained in some detail in the first two chapters of Paul's Letter to the Ephesians.

Answer 5

"If Christ has not been raised, then our preaching is in vain and your faith is in vain." - St. Paul.

The Resurrection above all constitutes the confirmation of all Christ's works and teachings. All truths, even those most inaccessible to human reason, find their justification if Christ by his Resurrection has given the definitive proof of his divine authority, which he had promised.

Peace and every blessing!

Answer 6

My interprtation is that without Jesus sacrifice man kind would be doomed to suffer on earth and in hell but Jesus dying made us have an option.

Answer 7

"On the third day he rose again from the dead ..."
If there was no resurrection then Jesus would be a fake Messiah.

Answer 8

Jesus died and rose up. He is my Savior.