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WHO WERE THE KEY WITNESSES? According to the Gospels, the first person Jesus appeared to was Mary Magdalene – alone, according to John, or with other women. This seems an unlikely fabrication, incidentally, in a society where women's testimony was inadmissible in court. Then Jesus appeared to all the disciples together. John's Gospel tells us that Thomas was not present on this occasion. and that he didn't believe the others until Jesus came to them all a week later. Luke's Gospel also has a story of Jesus appearing to two disciples as they walked to a village outside Jerusalem called Emmaus. John's Gospel adds another story of Jesus appearing to seven disciples as they were fishing on Lake Tiberias. Paul's encounter with Jesus, and his conversion, came a few years after the first Easter. Some twenty years after that, he wrote the following famous summary of resurrection appearances, which is important as being the oldest testimony we have to the resurrection. He appeared to Peter, and then to the Twelve. After that, he appeared to more than five hundred of the brothers at the same time, most of whom are still living, though some have fallen asleep. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles, and last of all he appeared to me also, as to one abnormally born. 1 Corinthians 15:5-8 More FAQs |
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