Jay Parini : Easter is Christians ' most powerful holiday . In panic , she runs to tell Peter and another ( unnamed ) disciple , who rush to the tomb and find it empty . People vary on how literal it is . The Gospel ##s about this are unclear on what part . They skip that part , he says . He says in post - Resurrection accounts Jesus appears , but he is not recognizable . Parini : Differing opinion , much was rumor . But Easter rebirth message endures .
Jay Parini : Easter is Christians ' most powerful holiday . People vary on how literal it is . The Gospel ##s about this are unclear on what part . They skip that part , he says . He says in post - Resurrection accounts Jesus appears , but he is not recognizable . Parini : Differing opinion , much was rumor . But Easter rebirth message endures .