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1 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48687 | ||
In the Book of Matthew, as Jesus expires on the cross, it is stated that there is a great earthquake that causes a great many of the nearby tombs to open and the previously dead people come back to life, even going into Jerusalem where they mingle with the inhabitants. Is this to be believed? And if so, why did not the other three Book--Mark, Luke, and John--say something about this extraordinary occurrence? | ||||||
2 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Reformer Joe | 48688 | ||
There are lots of things that are only recorded in one of the gospels. Only Luke contains Jesus' account of the Good Samaritan. Only John contains the account of Jesus raising Lazarus from the dead. Only Matthew and Luke record Jesus' birth. How many gospels must contain an account before one can acknowledge that it is indeed the inspired word of God and therefore a true account? --Joe! |
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3 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Jaknik | 48692 | ||
I'm not sure that this answer addresses the question: "Did dead people come out of their graves and go into Jerusalem and mingle with the townspeople? Is that truly believable? Or, is that embellishment? If something like that were truly to happen, then I don't think anyone would be in a "questioning" posture. It is this kind of "stretch" that creates the questions. Also, there are a great many variations of the same events, some very puzzling. Example: the perfume on the head and/or feet of Jesus. This event is in all the gospels but with different twists, including different participants. Is a reader to assume that it is actually four different times that someone poured perfume on Jesus's head or feet? |
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4 | When Jesus died, did dead people really | John 11:43 | Morant61 | 48714 | ||
Greetings Jaknik! The differences in the stories about the perfume are not as great as you seem to think. Matthew and Marks accounts are identical. 1) Both take place at Simon the lepers' house in Bethany. 2) A woman approaches Jesus with the perfume and annoints His head. 3) The disciples complain about the cost. 4) Jesus says that she has done this for His burial and will be remembered for her act for all time. John's account takes place in Bethany as well and is probably the same event as the one reported in Matthew and Mark. The only differences are 1) that the woman is identified as Mary (the other's leave her unnamed thus there is not contradiction). 2) Mary annoints Jesus' feet. This could simply be a detail which was not mentioned in Matthew and Mark. They never said that she didn't annoit His feet. 3) Simon is not mentioned. Notice thought that none of these changes are contradictory, simply complemenary. Luke's account appears to be an entirely different event period. 1) Jesus is at one of the Pharisee's houses (a leper probably could not have been a Pharisee). 2) A sinful woman comes in. 3) The complaint is made by the Pharisee's because of the woman's character. 4) No mention is made of the burial. Thus, it appears that there are two seperate events. One could even make the case that they could all be the same event with Luke focusing on the complaint of the Pharisees, while Matthew, Mark, and John focus on the complaint of the disciples. Either way, there are not any contradictions in any of the accounts. Your Brother in Christ, Tim Moran |
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