Popular depictions of Jesus' tomb often show a small, single-chamber burial site—but historical evidence suggests something very different. Scholars argue that first-century rock-cut tombs were ...

Of the four gospel accounts of what happened at Jesus’ tomb on Easter morning, Matthew’s is the most embellished, for it alone places guards at the tomb, names the tomb’s owner, reports a ...

The Gospels agree that the tomb was empty and told stories of supernatural appearances by angels (Mark 16:5) and the risen Jesus himself (John 20:14). As a story, the resurrection is less ...

Attempts to speak of it are met with disbelief, amazement and fear — disciples running back and forth between the empty tomb and a safe house, bewildered, uncertain, uncomprehending.

Community Voices: The joyous news of Easter comes to us through an empty tomb. By BISHOP JOSEPH V. BRENNAN; Apr 19, 2025 Apr 19, 2025; Facebook; ... the Resurrection of Jesus Christ.

Because in the empty tomb, Christians encounter the miracle of our faith: that after three agonizing days, Jesus has been raised from the dead. Need a break? Play the USA TODAY Daily Crossword Puzzle.

Let us straighten out our memories of the four accounts. In Matthew there is one angel (with clothing white as snow) who sat on the stone; in Mark one young man sitting inside the tomb, in a white ...

The angel spoke to the women: “You must not be afraid, I know you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here, He has been raised, just as He said. Come here and see the place where ...

The view that the tomb was empty because the body of Jesus was not placed there was held by the French rationalist C. H. Guignebert, for many years professor of Christianity at the University of ...

The eggs also signify the empty tomb of Jesus. As for the Easter bunny, its origins are not necessarily rooted in Christianity. The exact origins of the anthropomorphic rabbit are unclear.