rizdek

This wasn't a surprise party, after which everyone gabs about it. It was one account of what happened after the supposed resurrection of their christ. The account suggests they didn't tell anyone. Other accounts suggest they ran immediately and began telling people. The accounts don't match.

angelo

Because the accounts don't match and are so contradictory, how on earth are we supposed to know which account do we place any credence on?

Remembering that Mark is the first of the gospels to be written and the most primitive, who is silent on the whole charade of a resurrection and probably written around 66-70ce. Right in the middle of the Jewish revolt, therefore his supposedly predictions allegedly made by Jesus about the destruction of the temple and the end of the old kingdom about to be replaced by a new one has to be seen in that light.
A little off topic, but nevertheless an important understanding of what he wrote.

The other gospel writers had Mark in front of them when they composed theirs adding their version of events.

sschlichter

which account says the word immediately?

sschlichter

A) Mark is not in anyway silent on the resurrection. Mark 16:6 He has been raised! He is not here.
B) Mark is obviously referring to jesus death and resurrection when quoting Jesus destroying the temple in 3 days and rebuilding it.

C) I agree it is off topic.

rizdek

None use the word immediately that I know of, but Matthew says they ran quickly to tell people but Mark says they ran quickly and told no one. Run quickly suggests immediacy. But Mark says Mary M didn't say anything until after Jesus appeared to her. So one would have to assume Jesus appeared to her while she was running. To me those two accounts contradict based on the wording and any logical interpretation of those words.

sschlichter

Matthew says they left the tomb quickly. This is what Mark said. Who said they ran quickly?

angelo

Acording to the scriptures he has been raised is what he meant.

Therefore he was seeking an understanding in the O/T for the events he was composing about.

sschlichter

yes, and this is entirely different from being silent on the resurrection as you initially claimed.

rizdek

Matthew and Mark

I equate fled with run. Did they leave quickly and then run slowly?

angelo

Marks gospel stops at the tomb. [if there was one]

One should note that the later stories of Easter were all developed from Mark's original story, in which no one sees the risen christ.

In Mark's gospel the women followers simply stare into a tomb that is empty.

The body could have been stolen by his followers, the women went to the wrong tomb. There could be many explanations of why the corpse was not there where they expected it to be.

All Mark says is that they will see Jesus when they return to Galilee, he makes no mention of who observed the risen christ.

What must not be forgotten is that the Romans usually buried the felons in a common burial site and there is no reason why Jesus would be buried differently.

That the followers of Jesus who expected this man to free them from the Roman yolk were disappointed and confused and could not accept that he was no more, and that their dreams of a kingdom of god was in tatters is when all the myths about his resurrection originated.