Resurrection of the dead, or
resurrection from the dead (
Koine: ἀναστάσεως τῶν νεκρῶν,
trans:
anastaseos ton nekron; literally: "a standing up again of the dead"; is a term frequently used in the
New Testament to describe an event by which a person, or people are
resurrected (brought back to life). In the New Testament, the three common usages for this term pertain to (1)
the Christ, rising from the dead; (2) the
rising from the dead of all men, at the end of this present age and (3) the resurrection of certain ones in history, who were restored to life. Predominantly in
Christian eschatology, the term is used to support the belief that
the dead will be brought back to life in connection with
end times. Various other forms of this concept can also be found in other
eschatologies, namely:
Islamic,
Jewish and
Zoroastrian eschatology.