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Luke 24:1

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But on the first day of the week, at early dawn, they and some others came to the tomb, bringing the spices which they had prepared.

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Contradictions (2)

Questions where the Bible appears to say two different things, with the passages on each side set together.

  • Matt 28:1“Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb” Mark 16:1“Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome” Luke 24:10“Mary Magdalene, Joanna, and Mary the mother of James. The other women with them” John 20:1“Mary Magdalene went early, while it was still dark, to the tomb”

    How many women came to the sepulchre?

    John 20:1 says one — Mary Magdalene. Matthew 28:1 says two — Mary Magdalene and 'the other Mary.'

    Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.

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    • Read as a real contradiction: Thomas Paine (d. 1809)

      The tension: Paine reads Luke as naming several women at the tomb where John names Mary Magdalene alone.

    • Read as reconcilable: John W. Haley (d. 1927), Albert Barnes (d. 1870)

      Harmonization: Barnes reads each evangelist as naming only some of the women present, none denying that others were there.

  • When did Jesus ascend into heaven?

    Luke 24:51 has Jesus ascend on the day of resurrection itself, after a single day of post-resurrection appearances. Mark 16:19 has the ascension at the close of a sequence of appearances.

    Critical scholarship: Widely regarded as a genuine contradiction.

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