This Easter we explore exactly why Jesus had to be crucified, and why the resurrection matters. After all, if all we needed was a perfect sacrifice, isn't crucifixion a little over the top, and a little cruel? Wouldn't a nice, simple sacrificial ritual like in Leviticus have sufficed? Further, if all we needed was a perfect sacrifice, why the resurrection?

There is much more going on in the Easter story than just Jesus offering his body as a perfect sacrifice, and it all starts in Deuteronomy.