Easter
Jesus is usually pictured as a gentle lamb, or a suffering servant, which are true & biblical images. But this is incomplete. The resurrected Messiah is powerful & victorious, a conquering hero who has crushed the head of the enemy.
The resurrection of Jesus of Nazareth, aside from being the seminal & indispensable miracle of Christian history, is an unparalleled “historic” event. But it can’t really be historic if it is not “historical.” It’s true significance and power depend on its having actually happened.