The gospels include a few details regarding the location of the tomb of Jesus. One site has been venerated by pilgrims for literally hundreds of years, but does any historical or scientific evidence support that location as the actual burial place of Christ?
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The Burial, the Descent, and the Soul After Death
Fr. Costas joins us this week as we take a look at the Centurion's statement, Joseph of Arimathea, the burial of Jesus in Matthew's gospel, and more discussion about the soul after death and Christ in Hades.
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The Temple Curtain and the Earthquake
Christ's powerful death unleashes incredible signs of his divinity, such as the tearing of the Temple curtain, an earthquake, and the raising of people long dead. Jewish authors from the early Church era reported strange omens about the Temple's fate. What does it all mean?
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Did Jesus Go to Hell?
After he died on the cross, Christ went to Hades. This was well known in the early Church and remains important in Orthodoxy. But why? Is Hades the same as Hell? Exactly what did Christ accomplish in Hades and why was it necessary?
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The Crucifixion of the King of Glory
What do you really know about the crucifixion of Christ? Was he in despair on the cross? Why was he offered wine and later vinegar? Why did soldiers gamble for his clothes? What was the medical cause of death by crucifixion?
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