2006-11-21 10:31:44 · 8 answers · asked by John Answer 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Ok let me rephrase the question:
Jesus tells them to tell the disciples about his resurrection and in Mark 16:8 the women get scared and tell no one. Why is this (on a theological level)?
2006-11-21 10:39:54 · update #1
Mark 16:9 When Jesus rose early on the first day of the week, he appeared first to Mary Magdalene, out of whom he had driven seven demons. 10She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping.
Where does it say not to say anything?
I think someone gave you some bad info.
2006-11-21 10:34:34 · answer #1 · answered by Salvation is a gift, Eph 2:8-9 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It has to do with theories about Mark's Gospel....it may have been the first written....it may be as close to the so-called "Q" document as we have.
Do a Google Search on "Messianic Secret Gospel of Mark". Don't just search "Secret Gospel of Mark" - or, you'll get a whole load of gnostic nonsense.
Throughout Mark's Gospel we see Jesus saying "Tell nobody" what you have seen.
The Gospel of Mark has for many years been discussed under the question of "the messianic secret." And there are a host of scholarly opinions, over a 100 years now of scholarship, about "what is the messianic secret?"
It seems to me that the messianic secret is, indeed, that the true messiahship of Jesus cannot be recognized in his miracles. The disciples as they witness the miracles don't understand. They don't know what is going on. They are taught to understand from the prediction of the passion onwards who Jesus is. And that the messianic secret of Jesus is that he is the son of man who has come to suffer and not the Messiah who is going to do great miracles. And that will become clear only at the very end of the story of Jesus. And it is only the story of the suffering and the death of Jesus reveals that the secret of Jesus, and reveals who Jesus really is.
2006-11-21 18:51:50 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Women during that time was consider as a second class citizen.
It's a man made rules. But that's the thing that make this story great. Jesus treated people equally, and He show Himself to woman first. And Mary Magdalene, know she must obey Jesus first by telling what she saw to other disciples, regardless of what men think.
2006-11-21 18:46:10 · answer #3 · answered by It's not about me 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Are you talking about Mark chapter 16? I see that Jesus told Mary Magdalene to tell the disciples that He was risen. At least that is the KJV.
2006-11-21 18:34:52 · answer #4 · answered by bbjones9 3 · 1⤊ 1⤋
The Angel told the women to "tell his disciple and Peter." Mk. 16: 7. I'm not sure what you're referring to.
2006-11-21 18:41:09 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Maybe because women were not acceptable witnesses during that time in that culture. If women started proclaiming "Christ is risen" they would totally be ignored since the testimony of women meant nothing back then.
2006-11-21 18:35:46 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
BECAUSE THEY WERE AFRAID.... AFRAID IT WAS TOO GOOD NEWS TO BE TRUE.
2006-11-21 18:54:09 · answer #7 · answered by carmen L. 6 · 0⤊ 1⤋
To not tell? or to tell?
2006-11-21 18:35:10 · answer #8 · answered by beek 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋