- According to Mark, Mary and Mary find that the tomb has been opened, and a man clothed in a long white garment is seated inside, who tells them not to be afraid because Jesus is risen and is not here.
- According to Matthew, an angel in shining garments is seen by Mary and Mary opening the tomb, and the angel tells them not to be afraid since Jesus is risen from the dead
- According to Luke, the women discover the tomb has been opened, and two men in shining garments come up to them and tell them not to be afraid since Jesus is risen
- According to John, Mary merely discovers the tomb had been opened. Though a later appearance of Jesus portrays Mary again at the tomb and seeing two angels inside dressed in white.
Mark 16, John 21, Luke 24, Matthew 28
Hey, it's easter-themed! Happy easter everyone, or whatever festival you choose to observe or not.
2007-04-08 02:49:55 · 19 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
to all saying eyewitness accounts will vary: this is one of the PIVOTAL moments in christian history, and a miracle never witnessed before. Don't you think they would be a bit more careful?
2007-04-08 02:58:06 · update #1
Additionally, I would expect a document inspired by the divine to be flawless.
2007-04-08 02:59:54 · update #2
The Gospel of Peter really spills the beans on them, which is probably why they [the early Christians] dropped it in a grave like a hot potatoe. Peter wrote about witnessing the Angels as they came down from Heaven and helped poor Jesus escape the tomb. The Christian accepted versions watered down what he wrote, and totally dropped the reference to a cross that came out of the tomb behind Jesus and the Angels.
Peter's story indicates a complete fabrication, and a cover up for who really stole the body. He did, so that he could claim that Jesus returned from the dead, as Jesus predicted he would. Jesus got the notion from the prophecy itself, which indicates that the Messiah (Anoined One) doesn't get killed.
Regards,
Chris
2007-04-08 03:28:40 · answer #1 · answered by ChrisJ 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Simple my friend: The bible was written by some men, and not divinely inspired. Besides there are many other examples through the bible to support this opinion (Different numbers etc)
Here:
Ezra 2:10
The children of Bani, six hundred forty and two.
Nehemiah 7:15
The children of Binnui, six hundred forty and eight.
Genesis 15:3 and Exodus 12:40 (400 compared to 430)
2 Samuel 24:13 and 1 Chronicles 21:11-12 (7 years compared to 3 years)
I just don't buy the whole "Bible is God's word" thing.
2007-04-08 10:02:36 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
I personally think that it is great that these Gospels are not exactly the same, otherwise it would be needless repetition. The Bible never claims to be perfect, however there is a lot of evidence that it is very reliable and accurate.
These four gospels tell me more about the their authors than they tell about the historical Jesus of Nazareth. ( We have a lot of historical documentation of the life and death and resurrection of Jesus outside of the Bible, we do not even need the Bible for that. ). They really tell the same story.
I wish I had more time to check into this. Happy Easter to you too! : )
2007-04-08 14:54:00 · answer #3 · answered by SeeTheLight 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
As a career criminal prosecutor, I can assure you that this is not surprising and is even comforting. Why? Because, in every trial where I have several eye witnesses to the very same event, I get as many variations as I have witnesses. Everyone has a different view, memory, attitude, level of concentration, etc. Actually, if two eye witnesses tell the exact same story, I get suspicious that they spoke before the trial inorder to get their stories straight.
Clearly, Matthew, Mark, Luke and John did not sit down and get their stories straight.
Happy Easter.
2007-04-08 10:01:32 · answer #4 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 2⤋
Sounds like an accurate account to me.
If four of us from R&S were arrested for DUI after all the Pascals wagers questions and were told to write statements of what happened what do you think they would look like?
Some would mention all the cops involved. Some would only mention the cop who did the field sobriaty test. And we would of all been eye witnesses of the event. If the four Gospels were word for word I would then be a bit concerned about the authenticity of them.
Happy Easter my little Zebra Friend!
2007-04-08 09:57:32 · answer #5 · answered by Bye Bye 6 · 1⤊ 1⤋
I do not think they were trying to be acurate just honest. John is the only one who went to the tomb, with peter before Mary saw the angels so that is why he made that recored. all others would have heard after that marry had seen the angels there and that is what they remembered.
2007-04-08 10:01:05 · answer #6 · answered by Mim 7 · 1⤊ 1⤋
Differences in the gospel accounts, do not compromise the fundamental truth. He is risen.
Its not just the resurrection accounts that have variations.
Nevertheless, at the end of the second century the church decided that the 4 gospels were keepers.
2007-04-08 10:04:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
This happens all through the gospels,
I've always wondered why people use the expression "gospel truth" when it's impossiblr for them to be true.
You'll probably get some "Don't question God's wisdom" type answers, or they'll tell you how sad thet are that you can't see the truth.
You gotta laugh at it sometimes I guess.
2007-04-08 09:57:53 · answer #8 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 1⤋
You ever been in court before? Eyer witness accounts always vary. Happy Easter to you as well, or what ever atheists don't celebrate today.
2007-04-08 09:56:26 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
The same reason that there are different eye witness accounts at traffic accidents. People and their viewpoints are different.
2007-04-08 10:02:52 · answer #10 · answered by Jennifer T 1 · 1⤊ 0⤋