The tension: Matthew, Mark, and Luke all give Joseph of Arimathea sole credit for taking Jesus down, wrapping the body in linen, and laying it in the tomb.
The tension: Luke 24:2-4 and John 20:1-2 have the women (or Mary Magdalene) discover the body is missing *before* they encounter any angelic figure — they enter, find the b…
The tension: Matthew 28:10 and Mark 16:7 have Jesus (or his angelic messenger) tell the disciples to head north to Galilee — that's where they'll see him.
The tension: First John lays down the test plainly: anyone who confesses that Jesus is the Christ, the Son of God, is born of God and indwelt by God (1 John 4:2, 4:15, 5:1).
The tension: Mark 1:21, 29 puts the house of Simon and Andrew in Capernaum, where Jesus teaches in the synagogue and then walks straight to their home.
The tension: Mark 5:9-10 has Legion beg Jesus not to send the demons 'out of the country.' Luke 8:30-31, telling the same story, has them beg not to be sent 'into the deep'…
The tension: John 7:39 says outright that 'the Holy Ghost was not yet given; because that Jesus was not yet glorified.' John 20:22 has Jesus breathe the Spirit onto the dis…
The tension: John 18:28 has the chief priests refusing to enter Pilate's praetorium 'lest they should be defiled; but that they might eat the passover' — meaning the Passov…
The tension: Luke 23:45-46 puts the tearing of the temple veil before Jesus dies: the sun darkens, the veil rips, and then Jesus commends his spirit and gives up the ghost.
The tension: Mark 16:5 has the women enter the tomb and find 'a young man sitting on the right side.' John 20:12 has Mary Magdalene see 'two angels in white sitting' — one…
