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The [[Gospels]] narrate that after Christ's [[Passion]] and suffering on the [[Cross]], he was laid in a tomb which was donated by [[Joseph of Arimathea]]. After three days in the tomb, Christ broke the bonds of [[Death]] through his resurrection. The belief of Christ's Holy Resurrection is reiterated in the [[Nicene-Constantinopolitan Creed]].
This Resurrection, commemorated every year on [[Pascha|Great and Holy Pascha]] and every week on the [[Lord's Day]], is the most fundamental belief of the [[Church]]. It confirms the authenticity of Christ's teachings, His Godhood and Manhood, and proves the veracity of His work in redeeming mankind from the [[Fall]]. Conquering sin and its result, death, Christ is often referred to as the "New [[Adam and Eve|Adam]]," bestowing new life to humanity. As the [[Apostle Paul]] states, "For as by a man came death, by a man came also the resurrection of the dead. For as in Adam all die, so also in Christ shall all be made alive."{{ref|1}}
The Resurrection of Christ is foretold in several Books of the [[Old Testament]], as in [[Hosea|The Book of Hosea]], where the [[prophet]] says, "After two days He shall revive us: in the third day He will raise us up, and we shall live in His sight."{{ref|2}}
