Well, the illustrious Father Z has answered that question. Here's the core of the matter:
In the Creed, Latin resurrexit is from re- and surgo. The prefix re- conveys “again”. In English "again" can mean more than repetition. Check a good dictionary of English and you will find a nuance of “again” as “anew” without the concept of repetition. “He rose again” means “He rose anew". So, resurrexit does not mean Jesus rose twice. He returned to life “anew”.Now it makes sense!
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Gosh, I had this very understanding - implicitly - all along. Funny thing. Sometimes it pays to be a cradle Catholic. :-)
Now, a better question is why do we say "on the third day?" (kidding, just kidding, of course).
The Greek of John 3:3 ("born again") can also mean "born anew" or "born from above". It's all making sense to me now!
That's a good connection, yes.
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