When did the Resurrection occur?

• A. One day after death
• B. Three days after death
• C. Seven days after death
• D. Forty days after death

Answer: (B)

The Resurrection is understood to occur on the third day after Jesus’ death. In the Gospel timeline, Jesus dies on Friday, lies in the tomb through Saturday, and rises on Sunday—the day counted as the third day, using the inclusive reckoning common in ancient Jewish culture. This is why “three days after death” best matches the biblical accounts, and Sunday is celebrated as the day of the Resurrection.

The other options don’t fit that sequence: one day after would place the Resurrection on Saturday, which the narratives do not describe; seven days after would place it a week later; and forty days after refers to the period of appearances after the Resurrection, not the moment of the Resurrection itself.