The Resurrection opens up the new space that transcends history and creates the definitive. In this sense, it follows that Resurrection is not the same kind of historical event as the birth or crucifixion of Jesus. It is something new, a new type of event.

—Joseph Ratzinger (Benedict XVI)

from his book Jesus of Nazareth: Holy Week

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FROM THE ENTRANCE INTO JERUSALEM TO THE RESURRECTION

Why was Jesus rejected by the religious leaders of his day? Who was responsible for his death? Did he establish a Church to carry on his work? How did Jesus view his suffering and death? How should we? And, most importantly, did Jesus really rise from the dead and what does his resurrection mean? The story of Jesus raises many crucial questions. Benedict examines this installment in the story of Jesus of Nazareth.

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