On 12/31/2013 7:42 PM, authfri...@yahoo.com wrote:
<< Luke 23:55 states: "the women who had come with Jesus from Galilee" -
the women were Mary Magdalene and "the other Mary", who in Mark is "the
mother of James". They were the first to see the risen Jesus. >>
> No, as you know, Luke does not say they saw the risen Jesus.
> The women, as you know, were told Jesus had risen by two
> men in shining clothes (presumably angels) who were at the
> tomb, but the women didn't see Jesus. (And as you know,
> Luke says,
> "It was Mary Magdalene, Joanna, Mary the mother of James,
> and the others with them who told this to the apostles," not
> just Mary M. and "the other Mary." According to Luke, as you
> know, at least five women came to the tomb. The two men spoke
> to them all at the same time, and Luke, as you know, does not
> tell us which of the women first understood what the men were saying.)
>
"In listing witnesses who saw where Jesus was buried by Joseph of
Aramathea, Mark 15:47 and Matthew 27:61 both name only two people: Mary
Magdalene and "the other Mary", who in Mark is "the mother of James".
Luke 23:55 describes the witnesses as "the women who had come with Jesus
from Galilee". John 19:39-42 mentions no other witness to Joseph's
burial of Jesus except for Nicodemus."
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
> http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mary_Magdalene
> And none of the Gospels say he was "hovering in the air" when Mary M.
saw him.
.
Nobody said the Bible said he was "hovering in the air." That's what
Richard said - it's his opinion - all risen souls of the dead rise up
and hover in the air - they don't fall down like dead people.
<< Where else do you think a risen "Christ" would be, if not hovering in
the air - lying on the ground? Go figure. >>
> As you know, the Gospel accounts describe him as just standing, or
> walking, or sitting. As you know, in Luke, Mary M. at first mistakes
> him for the gardener. As you know, he doesn't "hover in the air" or
> "rise into the air" until the Ascension 40 days after his death and
> resurrection.
>
A Christ does not just stand on the ground like a common gardener -
that's why they called Jesus "the risen Christ." He was the Christ, not
Jesus - he rose into heaven later. How do you think Christ got all the
way to the road to Damascus where he was seen by Saul? Crawled on the
ground or hitched a ride on a camel?
