Contradictions In the Resurrection Story

old man joe

2011-04-07 13:23:35 UTC

Post by arah
Contradictions In the Resurrection Story
By
Abdul Haleem
1. Matthew 28:1 states two women (Mary Magdalene, and the other Mary)
came to the tomb; Mark 16:1 states it was three women (Mary Magdalene,
and Mary the mother of James, and Salome); Luke 24:10 agrees it was
three women but gives a different list of three than Mark (Mary
Magdalene and Joanna and Mary the mother of James); John 20:1 states
it was only Mary Magdalene.
2. Mark 16:2 states "the sun had risen" at the time of this visit,
while John 20:1 states "it was still dark."
3. Matthew 28:2 says "an angel" "came and rolled away the stone and
sat upon it"; Mark 16:5 says the women encountered "a young man
sitting at the right" of the tomb (rather than upon the stone); Luke
24:4 says they saw "two men" who "suddenly stood near them in dazzling
clothing"; in John 20:1, Mary Magdalene saw nothing other than a moved
stone.
4. There is also a discrepancy as to whatever dialogue occurred
between this angel(s) or man (men) and the women: Matthew 28:5-7 and
Mark 16:6-7 generally agree the women were told that Jesus (peace be
upon him) had risen, and instructed to advise the disciples that "He
has risen from the dead; and behold, He is going ahead of you into
Galilee, there you will see Him" (Matthew 28:7), and ; Luke 24:6-7
contains no instruction to advise the disciples about an appearance by
Issa in Galilee.
5. To whom did Jesus (peace be upon him) appear first: Mary Magdalene
and the other Mary as Matthew 28:9 claims? Mary Magdalene only as Mark
16:9 claims? Cephas (Peter) and then the other disciples, as 1
Corinthians 15:5 claims? Matthew 28:9 claims that Issa (peace be upon
him) appeared before the women even had reported to the disciples what
the found (or didnt) at the tomb. Also in Mark 16:9 the appearance to
Mary Magdalene was before Mary made any report to the disciples.
However, John and Luke report no appearance before the women reported
an empty tomb to the disciples.
6. Which disciples went to the tomb: Peter alone (Luke 24:12)? Peter
and John (John 20:2-8)? Did the disciples believe the reports of the
women (or woman) and proceed to Galilee, as Matthew 28:16 claims? Or
did they disbelieve these reports as Mark 16:11 and Luke 24:11 claim?
7. In appearing to the disciples, to whom did Jesus (peace be upon
him) first appear: All eleven together (Matthew 28:17-18)? Two of them
on the road, then to all eleven together (Mark 16:12-14 and Luke
24:13-31)? To ten of the eleven (minus Thomas) together (John
20:19-24)? To Peter, then the others (1 Corinthians 15:5)? The story
recounted in John 20:25-29 is all premised on an appearance of Jesus
(peace be upon him) before the disciples at which Thomas was not
present! Matthew 28:17-18, Mark 16:12-14 and Luke 24:13-31 all
disagree with John about any such meeting taking place in the absence
of Thomas!
8. In Acts and the Gospel of Luke, the disciples were commanded to
stay in Jerusalem and, in fact, met Jesus (peace be upon him) there
(see Acts 1:4 and Luke 24:33, 47, 49). In Matthew 28:10 and Mark
16:6-7, the disciples are commanded to go to Galilee, and in Matthew
28:16-18, we are told they see Jesus (peace be upon him) there, not in
or near Jerusalem!
9. Mark says that after appearing before the eleven disciples together
14, 19). Luke says Jesus (peace be upon him) ascended to Heaven at
Bethany after walking with the disciples some time (Luke 24:50-51).
John says Jesus (peace be upon him) appeared to the disciples at three
times and that some of these appearances were near the Sea of Gallilee
(Lake Tiberias) (John 21:1, 14). According to Acts the disciples were
at Mt. Olivet, a days journey from Jerusalem, when the ascension
occurred (Acts 1:9-12).
10. In 1 Corinthians 15:5-8, it is claimed that Jesus (peace be upon
him) appeared to more than five hundred witnesses before his ascent to
heaven - a claim directly contradicted at least by Mark, who says the
ascension occurred immediately after an appearance before the eleven
disciples (Mark 16: 14, 19).

the alleged contradictions exist only in your reading into God's Word rather than from it... for
example...

in Mt.28:1 no contradiction exists between it and Mk.16:1 simply because Mt.28:1 does not mention
Salome. lots and lots of things are spoken of in one Gospel while they are not spoken of in another
of the Gospels... the Gospel of John speaks to a tone entirely unlike that of the Gospel of Matthew.

you again read into Holy Scripture rather than from it saying a contradiction exists also in
Lk.24:10... a whole different scene is taking place as the passage preceding it indicates... the
answer to this non-contradiction is in v.9.... those who were at the sepulchre left there and picked
up another woman in their travels to the apostles.

the same reading into Holy Scripture exists by your dealings with Jn.20:1. Mary Magdalene is
mentioned by God but no one else. because God speaks of her He is not saying no one else was with
her... He mentions only her... the reader is doing the subtraction not God... He tells us who were
there at the sepulchre from everywhere in the Bible He speaks to that subject. you are reading
into Holy Scripture rather than from it.

the rest of your post follows the same faulty exegesis.