In the Christian Gospels, the Resurrection of Jesus was the return to bodily life of Jesus after his death by crucifixion. The Resurrection of Jesus is not to be confused with the Ascension of Jesus into heaven. Christian doctrine, ritual and theology are based on the life, death, and resurrection of Jesus being actual events in history. Most Christians accept the New Testament chronicle in all four Gospels as a historical account of Jesus' resurrection which is central to their faith. The New Testament states that after Jesus was executed by Roman crucifixion and entombed, he then was raised from the dead on the third day.http://www.biblegateway.com/bible?passage=Jn%2019:30–31;&version=TNIV; Jn 19:30–31 http://www.biblegateway.com/bible?passage=Mk%2016:1;&version=TNIV; Mk 16:1 http://www.