I told you we would look at this segment before we move on to look at the story of the encounter with the two men on the road to Emmaus. But I also asked in the last Gem if what I shared reminded you of …
Bible Gem 1300 – Who Told Who What? (Luke 24:1-12)
A Draft Chronology Saturday evening – Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased burial spices (Mark 16:1) Early Sunday morning – Mary Magdaleneand the other Mary visit the tomb (Matt 28:1) They went to the tomb (Mark 16:2) The women went to …
Bible Gem 1299 – Sorting out the Women – Who Are they? (Luke 24:1-12)
A Draft Chronology Saturday evening – Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased burial spices (Mark 16:1) Early Sunday morning – Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visit the tomb (Matt 28:1) They went to the tomb (Mark 16:2) The women went …
Bible Gem 1298 – Keeping Track of all These Women (Luke 24:1-12)
A Draft Chronology Saturday evening – Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome purchased burial spices (Mark 16:1) Early Sunday morning – Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visit the tomb (Matt 28:1) They went to the tomb (Mark 16:2) The women went …
Bible Gem 1297 – When Jesus Left His Clothes Behind (Luke 24:12)
Common Material shared between the gospel accounts Uniquely Matthew Uniquely Mark Uniquely Luke Uniquely John [I thought for Resurrection Day I would focus on the grave clothes that were left behind. (I originally wrote this Gem on Resurrection Sunday.] Image A Image B It seems …
Bible Gem 1296 – A Short Passage Packed with Good Stuff (Luke 24:9-12)
Common Material shared between the gospel accounts Uniquely Matthew Uniquely Mark Uniquely Luke Uniquely John Here is a summary of what I suggested in the last Gem: (I have reordered them in a better more sequential way). Colour the segments as usual which I have …
Bible Gem 1295 – Is this the same story? Putting all the pieces together (Luke 24:9-12)
This is possibly one of the most divergent portions of a gospel Harmony. You can see from the spread of the scattered segments from Robertson’s Harmony that the four gospels share little in common over this period of the post resurrection story. Other divergences are …
Bible Gem 1294 – Why Are You Looking For The Living Among the Dead? (Luke 24:1-8)
What exactly was it the angel(s) said? There are many people who have commented that it all seems so contradictory that the account of what the angel(s) is/are reported to have said is so confusing. How can we believe what it was the angels said …
Bible Gem 1293 – Questions and Answers: Just how many Angels were there and more? (Luke 24:1-8)
Here are the questions which came to my mind as I read this section: Why did the women go so early to the tomb on Sunday morning? Some see a problem here with the differences between the gospels, I don’t. All say the same thing. …
Bible Gem 1292 – The Resurrection Is Revealed to Women First (Luke 24:1-8)
The first thing to do is to look in detail at Luke’s account and then ask your questions as I have taught you to ask before. Then compare Luke’s account with that of the other three Gospel records. Once you have looked at the other …