Anglican Scientist and Theologian Alister McGrath sums up the Christian understanding and meaning of the resurrection of Jesus Christ.

If Jesus Christ was raised from the dead, never to die again, he is instantly marked out as being distinct from every other person in history. He would be unique. There would be something dramatically different about him. The only question remaining would relate to the nature of his uniqueness – a question which Christian theology has answered in the doctrine of the incarnation. Yet the apologist will be aware that the resurrection of Christ proves a major stumbling block to many people. The reasons for this centre upon three issues: the improbability of the event, the unreliability of the New Testament witnesses to the event, and its irrelevance to life. We shall explore some of these issues here.

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Rev Dr Alister McGrath holds the Andreas Idreos Professorship in Science and Religion in the Faculty of Theology and Religion at the University of Oxford. Previous posts include the Professor of Theology, Ministry, and Education at Kings College London and Professor of Historical Theology at the University of Oxford. McGrath holds three doctorates from the University of Oxford, covering Science, Theology and their relationship and is the author of many academic and popular books on apologetics.