Alive - by Dave Smith

written to the new churches that sprang up, which either explicitly
major on, or simply assume, not just the existence of Jesus, but the
fact of his death and resurrection. Many of these letters were written
by the apostle Paul and are considered by scholars, both critical and
conservative, as particularly important sources: both because they
were written by a previous opponent and persecutor of Christianity,
and because they are considered very early, some dating from only
15–20 years after the events of the first Easter. As we’ve seen in
Chapter Five, one of the most important sections of these letters is 1
Corinthians 15. Finally, we have the last book of the Bible, Revelation,
which only makes sense in the light of the resurrection, reign and
future return of Christ.