"Now the chief priests and all the council sought testimony against Jesus to put him to death, but found none. For many bore false witness against him, but their testimonies did not agree." (Mark 14:55-56)
If the testimony of those witnesses was to be rejected because it didn't agree, how can anyone be blamed for rejecting the resurrection accounts in the gospels for the same reason?
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Re: Their witness does not agree
Post #11[Replying to post 10 by Difflugia]
No, you are incorrect. The Passover meal should not be confused with the Passover festival. See LINK for details
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No, you are incorrect. The Passover meal should not be confused with the Passover festival. See LINK for details
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Re: Their witness does not agree
Post #12In John 18:28 after Jesus had been arrested, they had yet to "eat the Passover." Was that the Passover meal or the festival? Keep in mind that this is exactly the same wording used in the Synoptics of the meal that occurred before the arrest.JehovahsWitness wrote:No, you are incorrect. The Passover meal should not be confused with the Passover festival. See LINK for details
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Re: Their witness does not agree
Post #13Luckily they agree, so we don’t have any problem really in believing it.Athetotheist wrote: ...
If the testimony of those witnesses was to be rejected because it didn't agree, how can anyone be blamed for rejecting the resurrection accounts in the gospels for the same reason?
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Post #14[Replying to EarthScienceguy]
What clarification is needed? The text says that the witnesses were false and states that they disagreed as proof of that. The gospel accounts, with their own obvious inconsistencies, can therefore be judged by the same criterion.
What clarification is needed? The text says that the witnesses were false and states that they disagreed as proof of that. The gospel accounts, with their own obvious inconsistencies, can therefore be judged by the same criterion.
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Post #15Matthew says that a shining angel rolled the stone away from the tomb, sat on it and proclaimed to the women that Jesus had risen. John says that Mary Magdalene found the tomb empty, ran back and told the disciples that someone had moved the body. Why didn't John's Mary see Matthew's angel?1213 wrote:Luckily they agree, so we don’t have any problem really in believing it.Athetotheist wrote: ...
If the testimony of those witnesses was to be rejected because it didn't agree, how can anyone be blamed for rejecting the resurrection accounts in the gospels for the same reason?
After John's Mary went to the tomb twice and saw only one angel, whom she didn't know was an angel, why does Luke put her at the top of his list of women who said they saw two men in shining garments inside the tomb who told them of the resurrection?
Why does Luke have the women say that they did not see Jesus himself when Matthew says that he appeared to them as they ran back to the disciples?
Does that sound like agreement?
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Re: Their witness does not agree
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Mark 16:5 further compounds the error by claiming a 'young man' was in the tomb
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive." Walter Scott (not Shakespeare, as commonly attributed)
[Replying to post 15 by Athetotheist]
Mark 16:5 further compounds the error by claiming a 'young man' was in the tomb
"Oh what a tangled web we weave when at first we practice to deceive." Walter Scott (not Shakespeare, as commonly attributed)
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Post #17Athetotheist wrote:Matthew says that a shining angel rolled the stone away from the tomb, sat on it and proclaimed to the women that Jesus had risen. John says that Mary Magdalene found the tomb empty, ran back and told the disciples that someone had moved the body. Why didn't John's Mary see Matthew's angel?1213 wrote:Luckily they agree, so we don’t have any problem really in believing it.Athetotheist wrote: ...
If the testimony of those witnesses was to be rejected because it didn't agree, how can anyone be blamed for rejecting the resurrection accounts in the gospels for the same reason?
Did John say there was no angel?
Critical thinking skills allow discerning reader to harmonize the various narratives without too much problem.
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Post #18WHY DID MARY NOT SEE THE ANGELS?
♦ ANSWER: One logical explaintion would be she did not see the angels because they were not there. When Mary (and her companions) first arrived there were no angels present only the stone rolled away from the entrance. It seems Mary took off running as soon as she saw the tomb was empty.
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♦ ANSWER: One logical explaintion would be she did not see the angels because they were not there. When Mary (and her companions) first arrived there were no angels present only the stone rolled away from the entrance. It seems Mary took off running as soon as she saw the tomb was empty.
John 20:1, 2 ....she saw that the stone had already been taken away from the tomb. So she came running to Simon Peter and to the other disciple, for whom Jesus had affection
The other women remained perplexed at the site having assertained the tomb was indeed empty. It was at this moment two angels ("men") appeared...
Luke 24: 3--4 ....when they entered, they did not find the body of the Lord Jesus. While they were perplexed about this, look! two men in shining garments stood by them.
one angel reassured them and invited them in (again) to inspect the tomb
Matthew 28: 5-6 But the angel said to the women: “Do not be afraid, for I know that you are looking for Jesus ...He is not here, for he was raised up, just as he said. Come, see the place where he was lying
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Mark 16: 5 When they entered into the tomb, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, ... He said to them: “Do not be stunned.You are looking for Jesus the Naz·a·reneʹ who was executed on the stake. He was raised up. He is not here. Look, here is the place where they laid him...
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Post #19WHY IS MARYS NAME INCLUDED IN THE WOMEN'S REPORT?
♦ ANSWER: Because she, along with all the other women, eventually testified having seen the risen Christ Luke doesn't say who saw what, when and how. He doesn't specify which woman said what. He simply presents the global testimony* of the women and the men's reaction:
* Although it seems that Mary didn't see the two angels at the same time as the women, she too could testify to having seen two angels ("men") and Jesus himself
♦ ANSWER: Because she, along with all the other women, eventually testified having seen the risen Christ Luke doesn't say who saw what, when and how. He doesn't specify which woman said what. He simply presents the global testimony* of the women and the men's reaction:
* Although it seems that Mary didn't see the two angels at the same time as the women, she too could testify to having seen two angels ("men") and Jesus himself
Notice Luke refers to the women reporting "all these things" indicating they reported all the mornings events which would include "Mary's story" even if it differed from (but corroborated with) the others. Further the Apostles had seen the empty tomb for themselves so they were obviously not dismissing Mary's initial report of an empty tomb as "nonsence" but rather a later report that Jesus was risen. This supports the view that Luke 24:9-11 is a summary of all the mornings events rather than an affirmation that Mary had seen the two angels when they initially appeared to the other women.LUKE 24: 9-11
Then they remembered his words, and they returned from the tomb and reported all these things to the Eleven and to all the rest. They were Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. Also, the rest of the women with them were telling these things to the apostles. However, these sayings seemed like nonsense to them, and they would not believe the women.
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Post #20Athetotheist wrote: Why does Luke have the women say that they did not see Jesus himself when Matthew says that he appeared to them as they ran back to the disciples?
Could you please provide a reference biblical for this statement. Thanks,
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