1. The resurrection of Jesus is central to Christian belief. What are the differences in the Gospel stories about the resurrection? Do you agree with Tatum's statement "Without resurrection belief the church probably would not have emerged following the tragedy of crucifixion. Why?
2. Some of the last sayings of Jesus are directly connected to the Hebrew Scriptures. Crossman describes the passion accounts as 80 percent "prophecy historicized" and 20 percent "history remembered". What does this mean?