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The Empty Tomb

“Don’t be alarmed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified. He isn’t here! He is risen from the dead! Look, this is where they laid his body.”

Zechariah 9:9

Mark 16:6

Empty Tomb

Tim Keller

See For Yourself1. Why did Christianity

survive and grow?

“Not only did it not collapse, it exploded: In the course of 300 years it had spread through the entire Roman Empire.”

Empty Tomb

Mark 16:1

See For Yourself2. Why the repetition of names?

“When the Sabbath ended, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome went out and purchased burial spices so they could anoint Jesus’ body.”

Empty Tomb

Celsus 248 AD

See For Yourself3. Why have women as the first witnesses?

“[A]fter death he rose again … But who saw this? A hysterical female, as you say, and perhaps some other one of those who were deluded by the same sorcery... .”

Empty Tomb

N. T. Wright

See For Yourself4. Why didn’t anyone expect it?

“People in the first century knew what being dead meant and they knew that dead people stayed dead.”

A Second Chance“Now go and tell his disciples, including Peter, that Jesus is going ahead of you to Galilee.”

Mark 16:7

Resurrection

A New Life“ ‘My grace is all you need. My power works best in weakness.’ ” So now I am glad to boast about my weaknesses, so that the power of Christ can work through me.” 2 Corinthians 12:9

Resurrection