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The roots of the Easter story: Where did Christian beliefs about Jesus’ resurrection come from?

By Aaron Gale, Associate Professor of Religious Studies, West Virginia University
As Easter approaches, Christians around the world begin to focus on two of the central tenets of their faith: the death and resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth.

Other charismatic Jewish teachers or miracle workers were active in Judea around the same time, approximately 2,000 years ago. What set Jesus apart was his followers’…The Conversation


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