The Message of the Resurrection: Christ Is Risen

A basic tenet of Christian faith is the fact of Jesus' bodily resurrection. But does Easter preaching inspire spiritual renewal or only rational assent? Does the fact obscure the splendor, and does the argument eclipse the new world that dawned with the resurrection of Jesus Christ? Paul Beasley-Murray aims to restore your awe and amazement at the resurrection. And as he connects the dots between a wide range of New Testament texts that offer witness to the resurrection, Beasley-Murray sketches the larger contours of God's story of creation and re-creation. The resurrection of Jesus emerges as much more than a point on which to pin apologetic arguments; rather it is the anchor and axis of God's redemptive work. Here, in all its grittiness and glory, is introduced the event that will change you and your world forever. Companions to the Bible Speaks Today commentaries, the volumes of the Bible Speaks Today Bible Themes Series highlight the message of key biblical texts in support of vari

Paul Beasley-Murray is a retired pastor with over four decades of experience preaching, and serves as chairman of the College of Baptist Ministers. Previously he was a missionary in the Democratic Republic of the Congo, where he taught in the Protestant theological faculty of the national university. He is also a former Principal of Spurgeon's College. His many books include The Message of the Resurrection and Transform Your Church.