Chili

Because only in Matthew did Jesus return to Galilee where he did not belong and actually became the "final imposter" that the chief priest did not want to see happen.

That the women were 'half-overjoyed and half-fearful" already tells us that something is wrong that prevented his journey to Israel to continue =(heaven/Jerusalem). Galilee was only meant to be a detour (purgatory we call it) on his way to Israel. As it is here now the "great commission" was called to order which is the tragedy of tragedies also called a Senecan tragedy that is just opposite to a divine comedy because resurrection did not follow the crucifixion event (remember here that this all takes place in the mind of man only).

So what happens here is that Jesus will be torn between good and evil like a typical 'saved sinner' trying to convert the rest of the world instead of his own mind.

The tale of the Guards is their way to make the Great Commission legal and lawful while it is in fact the greatest evil on the face of the earth, still today, wherefore the story still is alive today -- and a scholar would never know this as long as he is a scholar.

Toto

This is just not helpful.

Chili

Not helpful? Just ask yourself why resurrection did not follow in Matthew and why the great commision was ordered here as opposed the the commision in John where the disciple must be a stigmatist before he is allowed to preach.