What biblical books do we get the origin of easter from?
The first four books of the New Testament in the Bible are called the “gospels,” and they tell about Jesus’s life, death, burial, and resurrected. In all four accounts, Jesus is crucified. The apostles who accompanied Jesus were mystified by this event because they were expecting Jesus to become a ruler on Earth–to defeat the Romans who had control at that time over Israel. The Old Testament had said that the Messiah would be a king but there are also plenty of passages in there about the suffering Messiah. The apostles and other people had no idea how God would fulfill this prophecy, so when Jesus went to the cross, they thought everything was wrong. On the first day of the week (Sunday), following the Sabbath (Saturday) when no one did any work, some women went to the tomb where Jesus had been placed. Really, it was a cave with a large rock in front of it. Their intent was to properly prepare the body because they had not been able to do it the day Jesus was crucified. When they got
The first four books of the New Testament in the Bible are called the “gospels,” and they tell about Jesus’s life, death, burial, and resurrected. In all four accounts, Jesus is crucified. The apostles who accompanied Jesus were mystified by this event because they were expecting Jesus to become a ruler on Earth–to defeat the Romans who had control at that time over Israel. The Old Testament had said that the Messiah would be a king but there are also plenty of passages in there about the suffering Messiah. The apostles and other people had no idea how God would fulfill this prophecy, so when Jesus went to the cross, they thought everything was wrong. On the first day of the week (Sunday), following the Sabbath (Saturday) when no one did any work, some women went to the tomb where Jesus had been placed. Really, it was a cave with a large rock in front of it. Their intent was to properly prepare the body because they had not been able to do it the day Jesus was crucified. When they got
