“And if Christ be not risen, then is our preaching vain, and your faith is also vain. Yea, and we are found false witnesses of God… if Christ be not raised, your faith is vain; ye are yet in your sins.”
1 Cor. 15:14-17
“Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live:”
Jn. 11:25
“And Jesus going up to Jerusalem… said unto them, ‘Behold… the Son of man shall be betrayed unto the chief priests and unto the scribes, and they shall condemn him to death… and the third day He shall rise again.”
Mt. 20:17-19
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Order of Contents
Articles 14+
Books 3
Quotes 4
Latin 1
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Articles
See also, ‘The Passion, Death, Resurrection & Ascension of Christ’ and ‘Commentaries on the Apostles’ Creed’ on ‘The third day he rose again from the dead’.
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1500’s
Vermigli, Peter Martyr – ’An Oration concerning the Resurrection of Christ’ appended to The Common Places… (London: Henrie Denham et al., 1583), Discourses, pp. 9-12
Olevian, Caspar – An Exposition of the Apostle’s Creed (London, 1581), pt. 2
’The third day He rose from the dead’
Testimonies out of the prophets and apostles concerning the resurrection of Christ
The meaning of this article, ‘The third day he rose again from the dead’
Of the use or fruit of the resurrection of Christ
Of the second fruit of the resurrection of Christ
Of the third fruit of the resurrection of Christ
Concerning the last fruit of the resurrection of Christ
Olevian (1536–1587) was a significant German reformed theologian, and has been said to be a co-author of the Heidelberg Catechism along with Zacharias Ursinus (though this has been questioned).
Zanchi, Girolamo – ‘Of the Resurrection of Christ Jesus from the Dead, his Ascension into Heaven & Sitting at God’s Right Hand, out of Eph. 1 [On Theandric Operations & Against Ubiquity]’ (1581) in ‘Certain Positions’ appended to Confession of the Christian Religion… (1586; Cambridge, 1599), pp. 397-419
Ursinus, Zachary – The Sum of Christian Religion: Delivered… in his Lectures upon the Catechism… tr. Henrie Parrie (Oxford, 1587), pt. 2, Apostles’ Creed, pp. 571-80
‘The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead’
1. Whether Christ Rose Again
2. How Christ Rose
3. For What Cause He Rose
4. What are the Fruits of Christ’s Resurrection
Beza, Theodore, Anthony Faius & Students – 45. ‘Of his Resurrection’ in Propositions & Principles of Divinity Propounded & Disputed in the University of Geneva by Certain Students of Divinity there, under Mr. Theodore Beza & Mr. Anthony Faius… (Edinburgh: Waldegrave, 1591), pp. 121-25
Perkins, William – ’Christ’s Resurrection’ in An Exposition of the Symbol, or Apostles’ Creed… (Cambridge, 1595), p. 307
Perkins (d. 1602) was an influential, puritan, Anglican clergyman and Cambridge theologian.
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1600’s
Bucanus, William – 26. ‘Of the Resurrection of Christ’ in Institutions of Christian Religion... (London: Snowdon, 1606), pp. 253-65
What is meant by rising again?
What therefore is the resurrection of Christ?
By what power did Christ rise again?
Did the humanity of Christ work together with the Godhead in his resurrection?
From whence is the confirmation and certain knowledge of Christ’s resurrection to be taken?
What are the testimonies going before?
What figures of the resurrection were there?
And what is the use of all this, which has been said?
What are the adjuncts of Christ’s resurrection which concurred with it?
At what time did Christ die and was raised again?
At what time of the year did He rise again?
On what day of the year?
How many days after his death?
Why did He defer his resurrection until the third day?
On what day of the week did He rise?
In what hour of the day?
What adjuncts followed the resurrection?
What signs testified that Christ was truly risen?
What did this laying of the clothes in the sepulcher signify?
What witnesses were there of this rising again?
What were the appearances of Christ after He was raised again?
How oft did He appear on the day of his resurrection?
What appearances made He in the days following?
Why don’t the evangelists and Paul, 1 Cor. 15:5, keep a like order in rehearsing his appearances, but some have not some appearances, some have other appearances?
But why appeared He not to all, or at least to the chief priests and elders of the people?
How differ the resurrection of Christ and of other dead men?
What manner was Christ when He rose again?
For whom did Christ rise again?
What was the end of his resurrection?
What are the effects and fruits of Christ’s resurrection?
What is the use of the resurrection?
What is against this doctrine?
Hacket, John – 9 Sermons upon the Resurrection in A Century of Sermons upon Several Remarkable Subjects (1675) Westminster divine
Turretin, Francis – 17. ‘Did Christ rise by his own power? We affirm against the Socinians.’ in Institutes of Elenctic Theology, tr. George M. Giger, ed. James Dennison Jr. (1679–1685; P&R, 1994), vol. 2, 13th Topic, pp. 364-66
Flavel, John – Sermon 39, ‘The Resurrection of Christ, with its Influences upon the Saints’ Resurrection, being the First Step of His Exaltation’ in The Fountain of Life in Works 1.486-501
van Mastricht, Peter – ch. 15, ‘The Resurrection of the Mediator’ in Theoretical Practical Theology (2nd ed. 1698; RHB), vol. 4, pt. 1, bk. 5, pp. 499-534
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1700’s
Newton, John – Messiah: Fifty Expository Discourses… in Works, vol. 4
‘Messiah Rising from the Dead’, pp. 280-91
‘The Lord is Risen Indeed’, pp. 448-57
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1800’s
Griffin, Edward – Sermon 7, ‘Christ the Resurrection & Life’ in The Life & Sermons of Edward D. Griffin, 2.97-109
Cunningham, William – 13. ‘A Risen Christ, Not Another Christ’ in Sermons, pp. 187-202
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1900’s
Warfield, B.B. – Selected Shorter Writings, vol. 1
‘The Resurrection of Christ a Historical Fact’, pp. 178-92
‘The Resurrection of Christ a Fundamental Doctrine’, pp. 193-202
Murray, John – ‘Who Raised up Jesus’ in Collected Writings 4.82-91
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Books
1800’s
West, Gilbert – Observations on the Resurrection of Christ (Boston: James Loring, 1834) 260 pp. ToC
“Gilbert West and his friend Lord Lyttleton, both men of acknowledged talents, had imbibed the principles of infidelity from a superficial view of the Scriptures. Fully persuaded that the Bible was an imposture, they were determined to expose the cheat. Mr. West chose the Resurrection of Christ, and Lord Lyttleton the Conversion of St. Paul, for the subject of hostile criticism. Both sat down to their respective tasks, full of prejudice, and a contempt for Christianity. The result of their separate attempts was that they were both converted by their endeavors to overthrow the truth of Christianity! The came together, not as they expected, to exult over an imposture exposed to ridicule, but to lament their folly, and to congratulate each other on their joint conviction, that the Bible was the Word of God. Their able inquiries have furnished two most valuable treatises in favor of revelation; one, entitled ‘Observations on the Conversion of St. Paul,’ and the other ‘Observations on the Resurrection of Christ.'” – Spurgeon
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1900’s
Orr, James – The Resurrection of Jesus Buy in The Expositor’s Library (Hodder & Stoughton, 1912) 290 pp. ToC Reprinted by Klock & Klock
Milligan, William – The Resurrection of our Lord (Macmillan, 1917) 360 pp. ToC
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Quotes
1800’s
John ‘Rabbi’ Duncan
“As sure as Christ is risen, we are not in our sins.”
“He must die, for He could not purchase otherwise. He must rise, for He could not otherwise exercise his Lordship over his purchase.”
“He had power to lay down his life to procure, and He had power to take it again to bestow salvation.”
“I am inclined to draw the inference, since Jesus died and rose again, I may be in heaven yet.”
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Latin Article
1600’s
Voet, Gisbert – Of the Resurrection in Syllabus of Theological Problems (Utrecht, 1643), pt. 1, section 2, tract 2 Abbr.
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“And with great power gave the apostles witness of the resurrection of the Lord Jesus: and great grace was upon them all.”
Acts 4:33
“That I may know him, and the power of his resurrection…”
Phil. 3:10
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