The New Testament You Never Knew - Session 4 - The Resurrection of Jesus
The New Testament You Never Knew (N.T. Wright & Michael Bird)
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23m
The resurrection of Jesus surprised everyone in the ancient world. Even those who held a belief in some kind of afterlife did not imagine that a person could come back from the grave after being crucified and buried. *No one saw it coming.* The moment Jesus rose from the dead, everything changed. This moment draws a line in heaven, earth, and human hearts. Three words mark the start of this era, which continues today and will last forever: **“He is risen!”**
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