The Resurrection Creed Older Than the Gospels

The resurrection wasn't a legend made up later. It was preached before the Gospels

were even written. When Paul wrote First Corinthians, around AD 54, the movement was

already spreading. But here is the part skeptics hate: Paul didn't invent

this message. He says he received it long before. And what did

he receive? Christ died, was buried, was raised, and appeared to

many. That short statement is the earliest Christian creed. Historians trace it

back to within three to five years of the crucifixion. That means the

resurrection wasn't a later legend. It was the very first message. While the eyewitnesses