Christians claim Jesus rose from the dead; why should we care whether it's true or not?

Are claims that Jesus rose from the dead simply legends that were made up hundreds of years after he died?

How can we know that Jesus really did die on the cross?

The first disciples claimed that Jesus had risen from the dead. But is it possible that such stories are a deliberate deception?

Was Jesus' tomb really empty, or was this just a story made up years later?

What should we make of claims that differences in the Gospel accounts mean they can't be trusted?

Peter May considers some of the earliest evidence for the resurrection: the early Christian creed recorded in 1 Corinthians 15:3-5

A brief summary of the biblical evidence for the resurrection of Jesus.