Another year, another Easter (2012), another pondering of the Gospels. Some things don’t get any easier but some are very clear — about the only thing the Resurrection accounts are in complete agreement about is that Jesus’ female followers were the first to come to his tomb on the Sunday morning (though even so, John, alone, has Mary on her own). The women were also with Jesus before he died (and at his burial), though Luke appears to introduce the male disciples into the crucifixion narrative and John, of course, has the ‘beloved disciple’ present near the cross.
Where are the Women?
Where are the Women?
Where are the Women?
Another year, another Easter (2012), another pondering of the Gospels. Some things don’t get any easier but some are very clear — about the only thing the Resurrection accounts are in complete agreement about is that Jesus’ female followers were the first to come to his tomb on the Sunday morning (though even so, John, alone, has Mary on her own). The women were also with Jesus before he died (and at his burial), though Luke appears to introduce the male disciples into the crucifixion narrative and John, of course, has the ‘beloved disciple’ present near the cross.