In my post for yesterday, we saw how we have discovered manuscript evidence so close to the actual events, that there were eyewitnesses alive as the message is being passed along. Unlike other ancient writings and the sacred writings of other religions, the New Testament doesn’t give much time to develop legendary material. Another compelling piece of evidence is the simple fact of the first recorded witnesses of the empty tomb and first sighting of the resurrected Jesus.
By women! (Matthew 28:1-10)
Women were not allowed to testify in court at this time. They were not considered reliable witnesses. It makes absolutely no sense to attribute the first witnesses of the resurrected Jesus to women. Why would the authors of the gospels mention the women at all?
a. To make their case stronger?
No, it weakens their position to use less “trusted” witnesses.
b. Because this is what actually happened?
Ah, that’s more like it. The Bible records women as the first witnesses because---they were.
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