Theme Old and New Testament
Resurrection
Also known as Rising from the dead, Firstfruits
Resurrection is God raising the dead to bodily life. The Old Testament glimpses it in Job, the Psalms, Isaiah, and Daniel; the Gospels narrate the raising of Jesus on the third day; and Paul calls Him the firstfruits, the first of a harvest that includes everyone who belongs to Him.
Why it matters. Without the resurrection there is no Gospel. It vindicates Jesus, defeats death, and is the hope every believer's future rests on.
- Last reviewed
- 2026-08-30 by the FaithGraph team
Connections
The resurrection of Jesus develops the theme Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe raising of Jesus is the event on which the whole theme rests.
Evidence:The empty tomb is discovered develops the theme Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe messengers announce that Jesus has risen as He said.
Evidence:Jesus appears to Thomas develops the theme Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceThe wounds of the risen body are shown and touched.
Evidence:Jesus appears to more than five hundred develops the theme Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePaul's summary is the earliest statement of the resurrection and names its witnesses.
The conversion of Paul develops the theme Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidencePaul's encounter is with the risen Jesus, and he counts it among the appearances.
Jesus teaches Resurrection
Explicit in ScriptureHigh confidenceJesus names Himself the resurrection and the life and foretells His own rising on the third day.
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