The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual)

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The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead (Sadler's Church Teacher's Manual)

The Third Day He Rose Again from the Dead is Section XXIII of The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction, Michael Ferrebee Sadler's 1872 expansion of the Church Catechism in question-and-answer form.[1]

Summary

Sadler sets out evidence for the resurrection and its doctrinal consequences. He presents Christ's bodily resurrection as the foundation for Christian faith, sacramental life, and future hope.

Sadler's Text

Sadler's catechetical treatment of this topic is anchored in the statement, "I mean that the same Soul of Jesus which descended into the place of departed spirits, came back again, and reanimated the same Body Which had been crucified, and was dead and buried."[2] He further explains the section by saying, "No: they all apparently doubted, till they had seen Him for themselves: He had to reprove them sharply for their unbelief. (Matt, xxviii. 17; Mark xvi. 11, 13, 14; Luke xxiv. 25.)"[3]

Theological Themes

  • Bodily resurrection
  • Apostolic witness
  • Foundation of faith
  • New life in Christ

Scripture References

The following references are representative biblical texts used or implied in this section of Sadler's catechetical exposition:

  • Luke 24:39-43
  • John 20
  • Acts 1:22
  • Acts 4:33
  • 1 Corinthians 15:14
  • Romans 6:11

Anglican Context

This section belongs to Sadler's exposition of the baptismal promise to believe the articles of the Christian faith. It is especially connected with the Apostles' Creed, the Nicene Creed, and the use of the creeds in Anglican public worship. Sadler's treatment reflects nineteenth-century Church of England catechesis and should be read as a historical Anglican source alongside current provincial formularies and catechetical resources.

See Also

References

  1. ↑ Sadler, section XXIII in Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction: Being the Church Catechism Expanded and Explained in Question and Answer, 3rd ed. (London: Bell & Daldy, 1872), digitized by the Internet Archive, https://archive.org/details/churchteachersma00sadlrich.
  2. ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 92.
  3. ↑ Michael Ferrebee Sadler, The Church Teacher's Manual of Christian Instruction (London: George Bell and Sons, 1872), p. 92.
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