 | The Reverend Doctor Cathy Northrup was born in Ft. Meade, MD, and was raised in a variety of places in the United State and Germany, as her father was in Counter Intelligence with the Army. She graduated summa cum laude, Phi Beta Kappa, from Hamline University in St. Paul, MN, with a double major in English and Religion. She graduated from Georgetown Law Center in Washington, DC, and practiced law with the Federal Reserve Board for a number of years before attending Union Theological Seminaryin Richmond, VA. She graduated from Union, and served several churches in North and South Carolina, at the same time obtaining her Doctor of Ministry from Princeton Theological Seminary in Princeton, NJ. Dr. Northrup is currently the Pastor/Head of Staff of First Presbyterian Church, Wichita, KS. She is married and has two black Labrador dogs who were rescued from abusive situations. You can contact Dr. Northrup at cnorthrup@firstpresbywichita.org or by phone at (316) 263-0248, ext. 26. |
Religion
2008-07-01 15:11:00
Where was Jesus after he died?
Question: What did Jesus do (where did He go) after He died on the cross until he was resurrected?
Answer: Presbyterians affirm that after Jesus died on the cross, he was taken down from the cross. His body was wrapped in cloth and placed in a tomb. On the third day, God raised him from the dead.
We understand that Jesus was dead during that time, but we also believe, as we state in the Apostles Creed, that before Jesus was resurrected, “he descended into hell.” Various theologians explain this phrase in a variety of ways, but we largely understand it to mean that Jesus suffered all that a forsaken man would suffer, even separation from God.
