At What Time Did the Women Visit the Tomb?

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In a message dated 98-12-06 16:11:39 EST, Chief Blackfoot wrote:

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 What time did the women visit the tomb?
 
 Matthew:	"as it began to dawn" (28:1)
 Mark:		"very early in the morning . . . at the
 		rising of the sun" (16:2, KJV); "when the
 		sun had risen" (NRSV); "just after
 		sunrise" (NIV)
 Luke:		"very early in the morning" (24:1, KJV)
 		"at early dawn" (NRSV)
 John:		"when it was yet dark" (20:1)
 
 ** I am presently of the opinion that this is NOT a
 contradiction.  The rising of the sun is a slow process.
 The point where night yields to day can be very ambiguous.
 Even if we say that "day" begins when the sunrise starts,
 we have to realize that it still is pretty dark when just
 a sliver of the sun is above the horizon.
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Joe Alward:

I agree that this is not a contradiction, for the reasons you have given.

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