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How many women came to the sepulchre?

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"How many women came to the sepulchre?" (Alleged Contradiction #E8095)
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.

John 20:1

In the end of the sabbath, as it began to dawn toward the first day of the week, came Mary Magdalene and the other Mary to see the sepulchre.

Matthew 28:1

And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him.

Mark 16:1

Now upon the first day of the week, very early in the morning, they came unto the sepulchre, bringing the spices which they had prepared, and certain others with them. It was Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women that were with them, which told these things unto the apostles.

Luke 24:1, 10

Response

Several women came to the sepulchre. Not all of the narratives record all of the details, and we would not expect this anyway. On the contrary, the fact that each writer focuses on separate details while providing a harmonious account actually substantiates the reality of Christ’s resurrection.

In a court of law, several witnesses of the same event will each report it from different angles. If they all reported exactly the same details, then we would suspect that they had made up the story together. Likewise, the fact that each of the Gospels presents different (yet harmonious) details is all the more reason to believe that they are each telling the truth–from a different point of view. Christ is indeed risen!


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