![]() Each have to do with this Gospel reading. In his 2006 debate with William Lane Craig, Ehrman gives what I see as five discrepancies that he thinks support his claim. Agnostic New Testament scholar Bart Ehrman says they’re “hopelessly contradictory” ( The Historical Jesus). It’s common for Christian skeptics to claim that the Gospels in their reports about Jesus’ resurrection are contradictory. There are five details in this passage that are relevant for apologetics, all of which have to do with alleged mishaps on Matthew’s part in relation to other Gospel accounts of the resurrection. Go tell my brothers to go to Galilee, and there they will see me.” 10 Then Jesus said to them, “Do not be afraid. They approached, embraced his feet, and did him homage. 9 And behold, Jesus met them on their way and greeted them. ![]() 7 Then go quickly and tell his disciples, ‘He has been raised from the dead, and he is going before you to Galilee there you will see him.’ Behold, I have told you.” 8 Then they went away quickly from the tomb, fearful yet overjoyed, and ran to announce this to his disciples. 6 He is not here, for he has been raised just as he said. 5 Then the angel said to the women in reply, “Do not be afraid! I know that you are seeking Jesus the crucified. 4 The guards were shaken with fear of him and became like dead men. 3 His appearance was like lightning and his clothing was white as snow. 2 b And behold, there was a great earthquake for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, approached, rolled back the stone, and sat upon it. Here’s what we read:Īfter the sabbath, as the first day of the week was dawning, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. In this episode, we’re going to focus specifically on the Gospel reading for the Easter Vigil Mass because it directly relates to the solemnity that we celebrate this upcoming Sunday, the Resurrection of our Lord. I’m Karlo Broussard, staff apologist and speaker for Catholic Answers, and the host for this podcast. Welcome to The Sunday Catholic Word, a podcast where we reflect on the upcoming Sunday Mass readings and pick out the details that are relevant for explaining and defending our Catholic faith. The chief priests will have an answer for that.Looking for Sunday Catholic Word Merchandise? Look no further! These men will claim to have been so asleep that men could break a seal, move a boulder, and then escape with a dead man. Roman soldiers could be executed for falling asleep while on guard duty. The soldiers will agree to take the money to tell the false version of the story, but they will do so at some risk to themselves. Unbelievers claim the body of Jesus, the imposter Messiah, died and never drew breath again. Christians say Jesus, the Son of God, was raised from the dead on the third day. Versions of these two stories still compete in our world today. It had been placed into a rocky cave, with a boulder for a door, sealed and guarded by Roman soldiers (Matthew 27:59–66). Jesus' body was not sitting on a piece of wood, in the open, waiting to be easily snatched away. Of course, this story is itself hard to believe. Their claim is to be that Jesus' disciples came in the dead of night, while the soldiers were sleeping, and took the body away. However, the Jewish religious leaders have bribed them to spread a different story. They knew the body was gone and that something truly epic was going on. The Roman soldiers, too, had seen the angel. They were the first to report that Jesus had been raised from the dead (Matthew 28:1–10). The truth came from lips of the women who had seen the angel, then encountered Jesus alive and even touched His feet. From the first moments following Jesus' resurrection, two competing stories started to circulate about what really happened.
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