Ep. 210 - Did the Church Make Easter, or Did Easter Make the Church?

Did the early church invent the story of Easter… or did Easter give birth to the church?

That question matters more than most people realize. Because if the Resurrection accounts were written decades later as theological storytelling, then Christianity rests on inspirational myth. But if the stories recorded in Matthew 28, Mark 16, Luke 24, and John 20–21 reflect eyewitness testimony of real events… then the Resurrection isn’t just symbolic — it’s history that changed the world.

In this episode, we explore four surprising features of the resurrection narratives that scholars like N.T. Wright point to as evidence of authenticity:

• The surprising silence about Old Testament fulfillment

• The unexpected absence of teaching about our future resurrection

• The unusual portrayal of the risen Jesus

• The striking prominence of women as primary witnesses

If these stories were invented later, they likely would have looked very different.

Instead, they read like something else entirely — honest reports of an event so unexpected, so disruptive, that it reshaped everything.

And if Easter really did happen… then Christianity isn’t primarily about adopting a philosophy or moral code — it’s about responding to a reality.

Because this is how the gospel always spreads: People encounter the risen Jesus… and everything changes.

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