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We must not think of each of the four evangelists as having private knowledge of the resurrection, separate from what the other evangelists knew. As Archbishop Peter Carnley (The Structure of Resurrection Belief ) writes:
The presence of discrepancies might be a sign of historicity if we had four clearly independent but slightly different versions of the story, if only for the reason that four witnesses are better than one. But, of course, it is now impossible to argue that what we have in the four gospel accounts of the empty tomb are four contemporaneous but independent accounts of the one event. Modern redactional studies of the traditions account for the discrepancies as literary developments at the hand of later redactors of what was originally one report of the empty tomb...
There is no suggestion that the tomb was discovered by different witnesses on four different occasions, so it is in fact impossible to argue that the discrepancies were introduced by different witnesses of the one event; rather, they can be explained as four different redactions for apologetic and kerygmatic reasons of a single story originating from one source.
Only in Matthew's Gospel does the Sanhedrin seek to explain away the empty tomb. They bribed the guards, who had been placed at the tomb since Friday evening, to say that the disciples had come and taken away the body of Jesus.
However, scholars now know that the author of Matthew (it was originally anonymous and only attributed to the disciple Matthew later in the second century) relied on Mark's Gospel for most of the material he wrote about the life and mission of Jesus. If the author of Mark knew nothing about the guard placed at the tomb, and he clearly did not, then there was no guard. The Sanhedrin had no expectation that the disciples would take the body and therefore did not place a guard, and to portray them as having panicked when the body was missing was simply Matthew's literary device to indicate to his readers that the Jewish priests secretly believed that Jesus really had risen. The Sanhedrin made no attempt to explain the empty tomb.
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What are the proofs that support Christ ressurection in the new testament?
The empty tomb is implied in the early tradition of the church. Paul gives an example of an early creed in 1Cor 15:3-7 which states Jesus was buried and rose again. Women were the discoverers of Jesus' empty tomb. Considering women in first century Palestine were low on the social ladder this is significant. Any legendary account would most likely have had male disciples discovering the empty tomb. This adds to the historicity of the account rather that its legendary status. The disciples were witnesses to the fact of the resurrection, look at Peters speech at Pentecost-- 'we are witnesses of the fact'. Nobody claimed that the tomb still contained Jesus' body. The burial / resurrection accounts in the gospels were written early after the events so are not subject legendary corruption.
Who were the first apostles at Jesus' tomb?
Peter and John went to the tomb.
What is the main purpose of the tomb?
The main purpose of a tomb is to hold the remains of the dead.
Who are the 3 Marys to visit Jesus' tomb?
Mary Magdalene, Mary (mother of James), and Mary Salome visited the empty tomb. In Matthew 27:61 it is written "Mary Magdalene and the other Mary were sitting there opposite the tomb." The other Mary here is named in Mark 16:1 and Matthew 27:56 as the mother of James and Joseph. If you use the Mark 16:1 account then the third women is Salome who is called Mary Salome in the Catholic Encyclopedia and probably identical with the mother of the sons of Zebedee (James and John) in Matthew 27:56.
When was the apostle John's tomb built?
We do not know how or where the apostle John died, so we do not know where his tomb would be.
Where in John does it tell where the found the tomb empty?
In the 20th chapter of John it tells of the empty tomb.
Was Jesus' tomb really empty?
Yes. On the third day after his crucifixion, he rose again, and left the tomb. So it was empty :)
Who was the first person to find the tomb empty and went in to see jesus was'nt there?
She was Maria Magdelena who found the tomb of JESUS empty and then went to the disciples to tell them that she didn't find JESUS in the tomb.
Is Pope John Paul's tomb empty?
after beatification, yes
How long did it take to empty king tuts tomb?
sadg
What would you call a plundered pyramid?
A plundered pyramid could be described as a looted or pillaged ancient structure.
Who was the first MAN to find Jesus' empty tomb?
The gospel of Luke says that it was Peter who went first to the tomb.
What did Mary Magdalene and Mary mother of James think of when they were going to the empty tomb?
Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb.
Who bribed the centurions to lie about Jesus' body?
Only in Matthew's Gospel does the Sanhedrin seek to explain away the empty tomb. They bribed the guards, who had been placed at the tomb since Friday evening, to say that the disciples had come and taken away the body of Jesus.We must not think of each of the four evangelists as having private knowledge of the resurrection, separate from what the other evangelists knew. As Archbishop Peter Carnley (The Structure of Resurrection Belief ) writes:The presence of discrepancies might be a sign of historicity if we had four clearly independent but slightly different versions of the story, if only for the reason that four witnesses are better than one. But, of course, it is now impossible to argue that what we have in the four gospel accounts of the empty tomb are four contemporaneous but independent accounts of the one event. Modern redactional studies of the traditions account for the discrepancies as literary developments at the hand of later redactors of what was originally one report of the empty tomb...There is no suggestion that the tomb was discovered by different witnesses on four different occasions, so it is in fact impossible to argue that the discrepancies were introduced by different witnesses of the one event; rather, they can be explained as four different redactions for apologetic and kerygmatic reasons of a single story originating from one source.Scholars now know that the author of Matthew (it was originally anonymous and only attributed to the disciple Matthew later in the second century) relied on Mark's Gospel for most of the material he wrote about the life and mission of Jesus. If the author of Mark knew nothing about the guard placed at the tomb, and he clearly did not, then there was no guard. The Sanhedrin had no expectation that the disciples would take the body and therefore did not place a guard, and to portray them as having panicked when the body was missing was simply Matthew's literary device to indicate to his readers that the Jewish priests secretly believed that Jesus really had risen. The Sanhedrin made no attempt to explain the empty tomb and therefore did not bribe the guard.
What are proofs of jesus' resurrection?
The empty tomb is the proof as well as easter.
Why did some archaeologists find tombs empty?
Some tombs were empty because grave robbers robbed the tomb of its riches.
How did the disciples respond to the world of the women about the empty tomb and the rising of Jesus?
After Mary Magdalene found the tomb empty, she told the disciples , who then came running to the tomb to see for themselves.
