Textual Discrepancies & How They Could Impact Christianity

There are indeed discrepancies, but they have nothing to do with the "lack of a cult of veneration".It would perhaps be better to call the issue of this cult (or its lack) an historical difficulty rather than a textual discrepancy.

Again, that is more of an historical matter than a textual one.Some textual questions related to the empty tomb might be: What happened when the tomb was discovered? Was the stone rolled away when the women got there or as they showed up? Did they tell the disciples or run away in fear? Was there anyone involved in the initial discovery of the empty tomb who wasn't also responsible for burying Jesus in the first place? ... And so on.These are questions we can answer by examining the texts and their peculiarities and similarities. Your question is admittedly interesting and important, but ultimately it isn't a textual one.Jon