Matthew 28:1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb.Mark 16:1-2Now when the Sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices, that they might come and anoint Him. 2 Very early in the morning, on the first day of the week, they came to the tomb when the sun had risen.Luke 24:1-2Now on the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they, and certain other women with them,came to the tomb bringing the spices which they had prepared.John 20:1Now the first day of the week Mary Magdalene went to the tomb early, while it was still dark, and saw that the stone had been taken away from the tomb.
2007-01-16 07:56:44 · 8 answers · asked by hakim300 1 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Who knows ?
It's one of the interesting things in tales and legend, there is always a part for the reader's imagination to fill.
2007-01-16 08:00:32 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Matt. 28:1 In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.
Mark 16:1-2 And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun.
Luke 24:1 Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them.
John 20:1 The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
The first verses bring a hail of questions, all of which are fairly simple to answer, especially in light of the principles outlined above:
What time did they go? The times are read as, "as it began to dawn," "very early in the morning," (twice), and "when it was yet dark". All of these are subjective readings that are fully capable of describing the pre-dawn twilight just before the sun peeks over the horizon. In an era before precision clocks for all but the wealthy, this is hardly an issue -- and at worst an example of Rihbany's ma besay-il.
Who went? We have Mary Mag and the other Mary; we have those two plus Salome; we have those two plus Joanna and unnamed "others"; we have Mary Mag, though obviously not alone (v. 2, "we" do not know...) No one list excludes any other; none speaks of these being the only persons to travel to the tomb. We note the common Skeptical response that we cannot thereby exclude little green men from Mars either; but the difference again is whether the presence of other female disciples is in any sense an issue or an improbability. It isn't. Anointing the dead was considered women's work; a composite party is not at all unlikely.
So why the differing lists? It may become repetitive, but it may as well be: ma besay-il. It doesn't matter. Each writer chose women representative of the party, based perhaps on their own knowledge or on that of their audience. Mary Mag appears in all four accounts; this suggests her prominence in the tradition and makes it difficult for any rez account to leave her out. Matthew has little room to spare; he obviously needed to devote time to the "stolen body" claim and also wanted to close with the great commission. That left him almost no room for detailed rez appearances or for special cameos like the one John gave Mary Mag. His report is by necessity short and to the point and he has no space for a detailed listing of who was where, and when. It is therefore absurd to demand that he meet the precision-demands of Western literature which has no such constraints.
2007-01-16 16:06:30 · answer #2 · answered by BrotherMichael 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
These women went to the tomb to annoint Jesus' bod, as was the custom of that day. Jesus had been crucified the day before the Sabbath. When He died, friends took His body from the cross and quickly put Him in a borrowed tomb. When the women arrived at the tomb they found it was empty. Jesus had risen from the dead. He appeared to them later, and then to His disciples, and then to as many as 500 people before he ascended into heaven. The Bible tells us that He is coming back to the earth in that same manner.
Be ready. You can have a personal relationship with Him. Accepts the forgivenss he died to provide, and turn from any sinful ways in your life (we all have them (Romans 3:23)).
2007-01-16 16:06:19 · answer #3 · answered by Aristarchus 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Presumably Jesus's dead corpse.
If you're asking who went to the Tomb, then it changes because there are two different stories by two different authors trying to recount the same myth they've heard passed from oral tradition.
2007-01-16 16:02:56 · answer #4 · answered by Mike K 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well we know that Mary was there for sure.
Maybe all three but the others were left out in the other accounts?
2007-01-16 16:00:00 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously, it was the body of Jesus, Son of the one true God.
No, not some "hoax" as Muhammed attempted to pull.
2007-01-16 16:05:23 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Who was really in the tomb that day?
NO ONE -THE GOD/JESUS had RISEN!
The Unholy Quaran states;
"Not Jesus, but a look alike, was substituted and crucified at the Cross." -4:157
THIS IS BLASPHEMY - AND A LIE! No proof can be offered at all.
2007-01-16 16:02:01 · answer #7 · answered by whynotaskdon 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Jesus was REALLY in the tomb.
What's the confusion?
2007-01-16 16:00:02 · answer #8 · answered by Sheryl 4 · 2⤊ 1⤋