“He was crucified in reality, and not in appearance, not in imagination, not in deceit. He really died, and was buried, and rose from the dead, even as He prayed in a certain place, saying, "But do Thou, O Lord, raise me up again, and I shall recompense them." And the Father, who always hears Him, answered and said, "A…”
Ignatius of Antioch, 2th c. — Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians
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25Jesus said unto her, I am the resurrection, and the life: he that believeth in me, though he were dead, yet shall he live: