Jay Parini : Easter is Christians ' most powerful day . People vary on how literal resurrection is . The Gospel writings about this are unclear on what happened . Some say Jesus was raised from the dead, others that he died and rose again to life in a new body ( or ) resurrected into heaven with his disciples after death. He says in post-Resurrection accounts Jesus appears , but he is not recognizable . Parini : Differing accounts suggest much was rumor . But Easter rebirth message endures .
Jay Parini : Easter is Christians ' most powerful day . People vary on how literal resurrection is . The Gospel writings about this are unclear on what happened . They skip that part , he says . He says in post-Resurrection accounts Jesus appears , but he is not recognizable . Parini : Differing accounts suggest much was rumor . But Easter rebirth message endures .