Study Journal: The Resurrection

Additional Resources:

• Four Perspectives on the Trial and Resurrection of Jesus
• Enter the Bible: Matthew 28:16-20

Notes

• Perspectives from each book - Each book provides a different perspective of Christ's resurrection.
  • Matthew (Israelite) - talks about an angel descending from heaven to roll away the stone from Jesus' tomb
  • Mark (straightforward, powerful) - Joseph of Arimathea, a powerful member of the Sanhedrin courageously comes to ask for Jesus' body, the women are afraid at the tomb of Jesus
  • Luke (humanitarian, public) - one of the robbers is invited to paradise with Jesus, the crowd beats their breasts, other women were at the tomb
  • John (eternal, divine) - Jesus says "it is "finished" (or "perfected"), Jesus tells Mary not to touch him until he has ascended to heaven
• Matthew 28:20 - Before this moment, Christ's ministry was only to the Jews. However, in these verses, Christ gives the directive to his disciples to preach to "all nations"