The bodily resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth is the lynchpin of the Christian faith. “If Christ has not been raised,” Paul the Apostle writes around 50 AD, “your faith is futile.”(1 Cor. 15:17)

Can we believe what the gospel writers (Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John) tell us about the resurrection? Are these fabricated stories to help explain the genesis of the Christian faith? Is this the most successful hoax in the history of the world?

Below you’ll find a few resources I gathered from the pastors that we’ve found helpful in getting answers to these questions.

For a 6-minute big picture explainer, check out this video from William Craig.
For a more in-depth lecture (about 80 minutes total) that builds a fuller case for the reliability of the resurrection accounts, watch this series from Peter J. Williams.
For a brief article, read this.
For a longer article, read this.
For an even longer essay, check out this.
If you're interested in a book length treatment, read The Case for Christ by Lee Strobel.

We hope this helps you as you seek to make sense of the incredible claim that the crucified and resurrected Jesus has been given “all authority in heaven and on earth!” (Matt. 28:18-20)