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1 | How do these accounts reconcile? | Bible general Archive 4 | Tamara Brewington | 204179 | ||
This is a repost because I am looking for a complete answer , I received one partial answer, thank you, you know who you are. I am also reposting this because I received complaints that my posts were not concise and would like to comply and again receive a complete answer, if there is one. There is no bottom line to this question it is not simple. 1)On context; The gospels have conflicting accounts of events at the tomb of Jesus on the resurrection day. 2)On context; Angels, Mathew has one angel on a sitting on a stone outside the tomb, Mark has one angel sitting to the right in the tomb, Luke and John have two angels inside the tomb. 3)On context; Mary sees Jesus first at the tomb and then goes and tells the disciples immediately in John, Mary sees Jesus first after leaving the tomb in Mark, The disciples see Jesus first at the place where they were away from the tomb in Mathew, the two on the road to Emmaus are the first to see Jesus in Luke. 4)On context; Mary goes alone in John, Mary goes with the other Mary in Mathew, Mary goes with three women in Mark, Mary goes with a group of women more than three in Luke. 5)Question; can you reconcile all four gospel accounts if you can please? |
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2 | How do these accounts reconcile? | Bible general Archive 4 | stjohn | 204180 | ||
Dear Tamara: Here is something from gotquestians.org Answer: The events surrounding Jesus’ resurrection can be difficult to piece together. We must remember two things: first, the news of Jesus’ resurrection produced much excitement in Jerusalem, and in the ensuing chaos many people were going many different directions. Groups were separated, and several different groups paid visits to the tomb, possibly more than once. Second, the writers of the Gospels did not attempt an exhaustive narrative; in other words, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John had no intention of telling us every detail of the resurrection or every event in the order that it happened. In the battle with skeptics regarding Jesus' resurrection, Christians are in a "no-win" situation. If the resurrection accounts harmonize perfectly, skeptics will claim that the writers of the Gospels conspired together. If the resurrection accounts have some differences, skeptics will claim that the Gospels contradict each other and therefore cannot be trusted. It is our contention that the resurrection accounts can be harmonized and do not contradict each other. However, even if the resurrection accounts cannot be perfectly harmonized, that does not make them untrustworthy. By any reasonable evaluation, the resurrection accounts from the four Gospels are superbly consistent eyewitness testimonies. The central truths - that Jesus was resurrected from the dead and that the resurrected Jesus appeared to many people - are clearly taught in each of the four Gospels. The apparent inconsistencies are in "side issues." How many angels did they see in the tomb, one or two? (Perhaps one person only saw one angel, while the other person saw two angels.) To how many women did Jesus appear, and to whom did He appear first? (While each Gospel has a slightly different sequence to the appearances, none of them claims to be giving the precise chronological order.) So, while the resurrection accounts may seem to be inconsistent, it cannot be proven that the accounts are contradictory. See more at. http://www.gotquestions.org/resurrection-accounts.html Shalom and God bless John |
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3 | How do these accounts reconcile? | Bible general Archive 4 | RC Scrolls | 204182 | ||
I have done a study on this subject of the ressurection yrs ago, This isnt what actually happened but it shows how the gospels can be reconciled. Again this is probably not what happened but you should be able to see atleast that there is not a contradiction, just our learning. This is my rensition of what happend at the ressurection. NoteThis may or maynot be how it happened but shows how they can be reconsiled, they are indeed synoptic. For instance, who discovered Jesus' tomb was empty? According to Matthew it was Mary and Mary Magdalene (Matthew 28:1). According to Mark it was Mary, Mary Magdalene and Salome (Mark 16:1). According to Luke it was Mary, Mary Magdalene, Joanna and another woman. There seems no problem to me here.Remember we have different witnesses, From Different accounts. All Four writers are Listening to What these witnesses are telling them about Christs Resurrection. Luke 24:10. You and I could watch the same car accident and have a totaly Different perspective. And remember your going off what you consider to be correct, that Mark was the first Gospel writer and the rest followed. I however do not refer to this method for most accounts of the teachings. They always very to some degree. Just as if they Heard ( Teachings ) them from different experienced views themselves. Any amount of reasoning would tell you that if you tell four people one Story, they will all have truth but will very in their accounts. Remember when we were young we would sit in a circle with Ten people. A sentance is started and given to one hearer. by the time it gets to the whole ten the story has changed some have additions and some have left things out. But if you write down all of the specifics you can conclude what the truth is. This is what I will do for you !!!. Mary the Mother of Jesus and the other Mary Come and see the Tomb Closed, Matthew 28: 1 states it was closed. This was earlier in the morning perhaps just before Daylight. They had remembered that Jesus said He would raise Himself on the third day. Now they are mourning all the more at His death. They wait a while, another Witnesse shows up (Salome,) when they return and Find the Tomb opened, suddenly there was an earth quake they are astonished . Luke 24:2 states it was open. Lukes account Has Salome not mentioned ( other Woman) who perhaps arrives because she just caught wind of where the Two Marys and Joanna are going and she marvels at the fact of the earthquake, She arrives to see an open tomb aswell. They Find a man standing there its the Angel who Just opened the tomb by rolling the stone out of the way, He can very easily be Identified as a Man as most Angels in the Bible are. They meaning (all the women) as Luke 24:10, It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles. All these women told the Apostles refers to more than we have names for. They enter into the tomb as Luke states and inside the Tomb they see another Two angels. Just As Luke 24: 4 States. After leaving the Tomb they didnt tell anyone else about what they had seen until they got to the Diciples. Which they were comanded to Tell them of the Resurrection by the First angel. Matt 28: 7 What did the women find at the tomb site? According to Matthew they found an angel (Matthew 28:2). According to Mark, they found a man (Mark 16:6). According to Luke, they found two men (Luke 24:4). Were these men, man or angel(s) inside or outside the tomb? Outside according to Matthew 28:2, Matt dosent talk about two angels and Dosent talk about two men.. Inside according to Mark 16:5 and Luke 24:3-4 So no problem here. What did the women do after they found out Jesus had risen? Matthew and Luke say they rushed to tell Jesus' disciples (Matthew 28:8 and Luke 24:9). Mark 16:8 states they kept the news to themselves. Well Quenten? I have answered all your questions the best full account is found in Luke. Thank you. Love in Christ Jesus RC |
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