3.6 - The empty tomb Flashcards
Retell Mark 16:1-8
After the Sabbath, Mary Magdelene and some others went to annoint Jesus’ dead body. They went to the tomb. They wondered who would roll the stone out the way for them. But when they got there, they saw it had already been rolled away. They entered and saw a young man dressed in a white robe. He said ‘do not be alarmed’. Jesus has risen, He is not here. He aslso told them to tell Jesus’ disciples that He has gone ahead of them to galilee and they must meet Him there. They fled from the tomb.
What did the Angel say?
‘Do not be alarmed; you are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who wsa crucified. He has been raised, he is not here. Look, there is the place they laid Him. But go, tell his disciples and Peter that he is going ahead of you to Galilee; there you will see Him, just as he told you.’
What do many scholars believe?
This is the end of Mark’s Gospel. The later stuff was added afterwards.
What did the women do?
They went to annoint the body.
What does the young man being dressed in a white robe suggest?
He is an angel.
What are angels used as?
Messengers of God
What is Christian evidence that Jesus did ise from the dead and the authority of the account?
The women witnessed the empty tomb
There were later signtings of Jesus recorded in the New Testament
The exact location of the tomb was forgotten - it was unimportant as Jesus was believed to have risen from the dead.
Christians were tortured and killed for their faith. why would they accept this for something they don’t believe to be true?
The resurrection completes Jesus’ teaching and porves that He was the son of God.
It proves God’s plan that Jesus had cemented a new relationship with God.
What are some arguement that Jesus did not rise?
What are the counter arguments?
the disciples took the body: They were terrified of what happened to Jesus, why would they steal the body and try to conceal it?
The Jewish authorities took the body: They believed toucing a dead body made them unclean
The romans took the body: They had no reason - Jesus was just another criminal to them.
The women went to the wrong place: Mark says they watched carefully where the body was put.
They were hallucinating: There are no evidence for mass halucinations
Jesus recovered in the cool of the tomb and didn’t really die: A trained Roman soldier would definitely know when a man was dead.
It was a ghost: Jesus is shown to have eaten afterwards meaning he was real and a person.
The belief that Jesus rose from the dead is what?
Essential to the Christian faith.
Why is it essential?
It shows that God is more powerful than evil. And that suffering can’t separate people from God. It demonstrated God’s power and shows that Jesus’ teachings are true.
What is Parouisia?
The belief that one day, everyone will rise from the dead and one day Jesus will return and a kingdom of God and peace and Justice will be established.
What is this whole event known as from the arrival at Jeruslaem?
Easter
