To Have Met The Challenge

AkelDama58 AkelDama58@aol.com
Tue, 7 Apr 1998 21:40:24 EDT (00892021224, 300a6413.352ad58a@aol.com) 

To all List Members,
	I believe that I have come up with a plausible solution for the Dan Barker
 challenge.   If there be any questions, I will answer as many as I can.   This
 is a presentation of a rushed and rough draft version of what I have found.
 This is never to replace what is already mentioned in the Bible.
	I will not answer any questions that are presented within  the next 24 hours
 granted that it took me longer to evaluate this, it should take at least if
 not longer for everyone else to do the same.   If you respond in less than 24
 hours, I will not be able to help but to think that you didn't really study
 the passages or evaluate them.
	Enjoy the reading and  I will talk to you later.

	It sarts off by mentioning in Mark that Mary Magdalene, Mary the Mother of
 James and Salome bought spices. (Mark 16:1)
	There was a great earthquake. (Matt. 28:2)    That happened  due to the
 rolling away the rock from the entrance of the tomb. (Matt. 28:2, Mark 16:4,
 Luke 24:2)   It mentions that there were women who “came to the tomb”. (Matt.
 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1)   It says that they appeared early in the morning
 (Matt 28:1, Mark 16:2, Luke 24:1, John 20:1)   Of the women mentioned, there
 were: Mary Magdalene, Mary, Johanna, Mary the mother of james, and other women
 with them. (Matt. 28:1, John 20:1, Luke 24:10, Mark 16:1)
	It is possible that there were more than one angel (or men, refer to my
 previous posting on this argument)   There was an “angel” reported sitting on
 the stone (Matt. 28:2) which very well could be the same as the on mentioned
 in Mark (16:5).   As they entered the tomb, they saw where Jesus was laid and
 found not the body of Jesus, but two angels (or men). (Luke 24:4)
	The women left the tomb to report what was seen.   Although, Mark says they
 reported to no one, it is possible he was misinformed, for he was not writting
 from a personal eyewitness point of view. (Mark 16:8)   The disciples didn’t
 believe, although, Peter found it worthwhile to check it out.   Some agreed
 and followed his idea. (Luke 24:2, John 20:3-10)   Those who went believed
 when they saw the tombe empty.
	When they left, Mary Magdalene stayed and weeped.   This is said to be when
 Jesus made his first appearance, to mary in the Garden of Gethsemane (John
 20:11-17).   She went to tell the disciples that she had seen him and they
 again didn’t believe. (John 20:18, Mark 16:10-11)
	Jesus appears to Mary and Mary Magdalene telling them to “rejoice” and to
 tell the disciple that they will meet with him at Galilee. (Matt. 28:9-10)
	Jesus then appears to Cleopas and another with him oon the road to Emmaus
 (Mark 16:12-13, Luke 24:13-32).   The two went to tell the others and they did
 not believe. (Luke 24:33-35)
	Jesus Met with the disciples and the others with them (except for
 Thomas)(Luke 24:36-49, John 20:19-23, Mark 16:14-18)   The disciples went to
 tell thomas and he refused to believe unless he saw Jesus himself. (John
 20:24-25)   Eight days later Jesus appears to the disciples again, this time,
 Thomas was present. (John 20:26-31)
	Jesus meets with his disciples a third time while they were fishing at the
 sea of Tiberias. (John 21:1-14)
	Some time on the first day (I presume, since it is not specific as to when)
 of Jesus Christ’s ressurection, The soldiers were bribed to not tell Anyone of
 the missing body. (Matt 28:11-15)
	The disciples met with Jesus in Galilee. (Matt. 28:16-20)   They were led as
 far as Bethany and Christ ascended into Heaven. (Luke 24:50-53, Mark 16:19-20)
 It is uncertain as to how many days followed the ressurection to the day of
 his ascension.
	The key to these accounts (John 21:25), the world could not contain enough
 books to cover a point by point analysis of Jesus’ life after death.   If the
 world could, you would not have enough time to read every single account.

Padro