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  1. Étude 1 : Marie de Magdala reste au tombeau
  2. Study 2: Was the Stone of the Tomb Already Rolled Away When the Women Arrived?

The resurrection and the various appearances

  • Mary Magdalene Remains at the Tomb

    An episode unique to John (John 20.11), this passage describes Mary Magdalene remaining alone at the tomb after Peter and John have left. A faithful witness since the ministry of Jesus, she first interprets the disappearance of the body as a removal, before becoming the first person to whom the Risen One appears personally. The article offers a chronological analysis and a harmonization of the Gospel accounts of the resurrection.

    Matthew 26.56 (King James Version) :
    But all this was done, that the scriptures of the prophets might be fulfilled. Then all the disciples forsook him, and fled.
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Contradictions

  • Was the Stone of the Tomb Already Rolled Away When the Women Arrived?

    The Gospel accounts of the stone at Jesus' tomb are examined: Mark, Luke and John find it already rolled away, while Matthew describes an angel moving it. The article demonstrates that these accounts are complementary rather than contradictory.

    John 20.1 (King James Version) :
    The first day of the week cometh Mary Magdalene early, when it was yet dark, unto the sepulchre, and seeth the stone taken away from the sepulchre.
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