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Glossary
| MT=Gospel according to Mathew;
| MR=Gospel according to Mark;
| LK=Gospel according to Luke;
| JN=Gospel according to John;
| []=Direct quotes from the Bible
| {}=Comments
| ...=Incomplete
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(Q&A) Questions and answers according to the four canon gospels.
1) Who went to Jesus' tomb?
MT: [Mary Magdalene and the other Mary]
MR: [Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome]
LK: [Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them]
JN: [Mary Magdalene] alone, then she went back for [Simon Peter and the other disciple]
2) How and when was the stone rolled away?
MT: [There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it.] {This seems to be happening while the women are watching}
MR: [Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?" But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away.] {No earthquakes or anything special, it was simply already rolled away}
LK: [They found the stone rolled away from the tomb]
JN: [Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance.]
3) What happened then?
MT: An angel talked to the women and they did not enter the tomb [The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid...]
MR: [As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man...]
LK: [but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes...]
JN: [Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple]
4) How many angels were there?
MT: One
MR: One
LK: Two
JN: Two
5) Where were the angels?
MT: [rolled back the stone and sat on it]
MR: [sitting on the right side]
LK: [stood beside them.]
JN: [one at the head and the other at the foot]
6) What did the angel[s] look like?
MT: [His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow]
MR: [a young man dressed in a white robe]
LK: [two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning]
JN: [two angels in white]
7) Where did the angel[s] come from?
MT: [for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and]
MR: [As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man] {Apparently, he was already there, waiting for them}
LK: [While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men ... stood beside them.] {Out of nowhere I guess}
JN: [she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels] {They were not there when Simon Peter and the other disciple were with her}
8) What did the angel/young man say to the women?
MT: ["Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."]
MR: ["Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "]
LK: ["Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' "]
JN: ["Woman, why are you crying?"] {Then Jesus himself talks to her, and by the way, it seems like he forgets to tell her to go to Galilee.}
9) Did the angels know what Mary Magdalene was looking for?
MT: Yes
MR: Yes
LK: Yes
JN: No
10) What was the reaction of the guards?
MT: [The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.]
MR: {The guards are not mentioned over here}
LK: {again, the guards are not mentioned here}
JN: {The guards are not mentioned here either}
11) How did Jesus appear near the tomb?
MT: [Suddenly Jesus met them.] {All of them}
MR: [he appeared first to Mary Magdalene] {This text is doubtful}
LK: He appears to no one near the tomb. {His first appearance is on the road to Emmaus}
JN: [At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there], she thought he was the gardener
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| These passages regarding the resurrection were taken from the Bible.
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Mathew 28:1-10
After the Sabbath, at dawn on the first day of the week, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary went to look at the tomb.
There was a violent earthquake, for an angel of the Lord came down from heaven and, going to the tomb, rolled back the stone and sat on it. His appearance was like lightning, and his clothes were white as snow. The guards were so afraid of him that they shook and became like dead men.
The angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus, who was crucified. He is not here; he has risen, just as he said. Come and see the place where he lay. Then go quickly and tell his disciples: 'He has risen from the dead and is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him.' Now I have told you."
So the women hurried away from the tomb, afraid yet filled with joy, and ran to tell his disciples. Suddenly Jesus met them. "Greetings," he said. They came to him, clasped his feet and worshiped him. Then Jesus said to them, "Do not be afraid. Go and tell my brothers to go to Galilee; there they will see me."
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=MATT+28&language=english&version=NIV
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Mark 16:1-8
When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus' body. Very early on the first day of the week, just after sunrise, they were on their way to the tomb and they asked each other, "Who will roll the stone away from the entrance of the tomb?"
But when they looked up, they saw that the stone, which was very large, had been rolled away. As they entered the tomb, they saw a young man dressed in a white robe sitting on the right side, and they were alarmed.
"Don't be alarmed," he said. "You are looking for Jesus the Nazarene, who was crucified. He has risen! He is not here. See the place where they laid him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter, 'He is going ahead of you into Galilee. There you will see him, just as he told you.' "
Trembling and bewildered, the women went out and fled from the tomb. They said nothing to anyone, because they were afraid.
Mark 16:9-20 (The most reliable early manuscripts and other ancient witnesses do not have Mark 16:9-20.)
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. She went and told those who had been with him and who were mourning and weeping. When they heard that Jesus was alive and that she had seen him, they did not believe it.
Afterward Jesus appeared in a different form to two of them while they were walking in the country. These returned and reported it to the rest; but they did not believe them either.
Later Jesus appeared to the Eleven as they were eating; he rebuked them for their lack of faith and their stubborn refusal to believe those who had seen him after he had risen.
He said to them, "Go into all the world and preach the good news to all creation. Whoever believes and is baptized will be saved, but whoever does not believe will be condemned. And these signs will accompany those who believe: In my name they will drive out demons; they will speak in new tongues; they will pick up snakes with their hands; and when they drink deadly poison, it will not hurt them at all; they will place their hands on sick people, and they will get well."
After the Lord Jesus had spoken to them, he was taken up into heaven and he sat at the right hand of God. Then the disciples went out and preached everywhere, and the Lord worked with them and confirmed his word by the signs that accompanied it.
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=MARK+16&language=english&version=NIV
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Luke 24:1-12
On the first day of the week, very early in the morning, the women took the spices they had prepared and went to the tomb. They found the stone rolled away from the tomb, but when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were wondering about this, suddenly two men in clothes that gleamed like lightning stood beside them. In their fright the women bowed down with their faces to the ground, but the men said to them, "Why do you look for the living among the dead? He is not here; he has risen! Remember how he told you, while he was still with you in Galilee: 'The Son of Man must be delivered into the hands of sinful men, be crucified and on the third day be raised again.' " Then they remembered his words.
When they came back from the tomb, they told all these things to the Eleven and to all the others. It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James, and the others with them who told this to the apostles. But they did not believe the women, because their words seemed to them like nonsense. Peter, however, got up and ran to the tomb. Bending over, he saw the strips of linen lying by themselves, and he went away, wondering to himself what had happened.
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=LUKE+24&language=english&version=NIV
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John 20:1-18
Early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb and saw that the stone had been removed from the entrance. So she came running to Simon Peter and the other disciple, the one Jesus loved, and said, "They have taken the Lord out of the tomb, and we don't know where they have put him!"
So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter, who was behind him, arrived and went into the tomb. He saw the strips of linen lying there, as well as the burial cloth that had been around Jesus' head. The cloth was folded up by itself, separate from the linen. Finally the other disciple, who had reached the tomb first, also went inside. He saw and believed. (They still did not understand from Scripture that Jesus had to rise from the dead.)
{Jesus Appears to Mary Magdalene}
Then the disciples went back to their homes, but Mary stood outside the tomb crying. As she wept, she bent over to look into the tomb and saw two angels in white, seated where Jesus' body had been, one at the head and the other at the foot.
They asked her, "Woman, why are you crying?"
"They have taken my Lord away," she said, "and I don't know where they have put him." At this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing there, but she did not realize that it was Jesus.
"Woman," he said, "why are you crying? Who is it you are looking for?"
Thinking he was the gardener, she said, "Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have put him, and I will get him."
Jesus said to her, "Mary."
She turned toward him and cried out in Aramaic, "Rabboni!" (which means Teacher).
Jesus said, "Do not hold on to me, for I have not yet returned to the Father. Go instead to my brothers and tell them, 'I am returning to my Father and your Father, to my God and your God.' "
Mary Magdalene went to the disciples with the news: "I have seen the Lord!" And she told them that he had said these things to her.
http://bible.gospelcom.net/cgi-bin/bible?passage=JOHN+20&language=english&version=NIV
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