Jesus' resurrection

where does the word ‘resurrection’ come from?

The Latin word resurrectio, meaning to ‘rise again’

what do Christians believe?

Following Jesus’ death and his burial, Jesus rose again from the dead, and for a period of 40 days appeared to many of his followers

what do the Gospels of Matthew, Mark and Luke record?

That Jesus warned his disciples that ‘he must go to Jerusalem and suffer many things from the elders and chief priests and scribes, and be killed, and on the third day be raised’

At the time, what had little effect on the disciples? What happened when he was arrested?

Jesus’ words, however when he was arrested, they were thrown into utter confusion and fled

what did the disciples begin to preach?

That God had raised Jesus from the dead, thus proving that he was the Messiah, and that, by accepting Messiahship, people could share in his resurrection