(EDIT: Gawdammit, I spend half an hour compiling the contradiction list of doom, and the damn queen beats me too it.
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There are NO contradictions in the resurrection passages , if you think there are you are mistaken and need to listen to someone in the know.
Mm.
How many women came to the tomb?
Matthew: 2
Mark: 3
Luke: 5 or more
John: 1
When did they arrive?
Matthew: sunrise
Mark: sunrise
John: still dark out
When they arrived, was the tomb open or closed?
Matthew: Closed
Luke: Open
What did the women see at the tomb?
Matthew: One angel
Mark: A young man
Luke: Two men
John: Two angels
Were the men (or angels, as the case may be) inside the tomb when the women arrived?
Matthew: Outside
Mark: Inside
Luke: Inside
John: Inside
Did the women go to tell the disciples?
Matthew: They immediately ran to tell the disciples
Mark: They didn't tell anyone; they were too afraid
Luke: They immediately ran to tell the disciples
To whom did Jesus first appear after his resurrection?
Matthew: The two Marys
Mark: Only Mary Magdalene
Luke: Cleopas and another
John: Only Mary Magdalene
Did Mary Magdalene recognize Jesus?
Matthew: Yes, immediately
Luke: Jesus didn't appear to her at all; a vision of angels told her he was still alive
John: She knew not that it was Jesus
Where did Jesus tell his disciples to go after the resurrection?
Matthew: Galilee
Mark: Galilee
Luke: Jerusalem
Where did Jesus first appear to the disciples after his resurrection?
Matthew: On a mountaintop in Galilee
Mark: In a room in Jerusalem
Luke: In a room in Jerusalem
John: In a room in Jerusalem
How many disciples were present for this meeting?
Matthew: 11
Mark: 11
Luke: 11
John: 10
So to sum up, the contradictions in the story of the resurrection include who saw it, when they saw it, whether or not there was a big thumping rock in the way when they saw it, who else was there, whether the other people were angels or just dudes, whether these angel/dudes entered the tomb or not, whether or not the people who saw it told anyone, who Jesus first spoke to after being resurrected, whether or not Mary even recognized him, whether or not Mary even
saw him, what instructions Jesus gave his disciples upon returning, where the disciples saw him for the first time after his resurrection, and how many of the disciples were there when Jesus appeared.
Those last few particularly shady. I mean... people remember where they were when Kennedy was shot, you'd think people would remember where they were
when Jesus rose from the grave. Or at
least who else was there, and the gist of what Jesus said.
[This message has been edited by Dan Carroll, 11-25-2003]