But then, he tacks on an epilogue about a fishing trip and breakfast on the shore, after which Jesus reinstates Peter with a series of questions to offset his earlier denials of the Lord.
John ends with a quiet, self-effacing anecdote about his own experience with Jesus. Why are there four Gospel accounts of the Resurrection? To be sure, the accounts share many common elements: the empty tomb, the testimony of the women, the slowness of the disciples to believe, the importance of Mary Magdalene as the first witness of the Resurrection, and of course, the various appearances of the risen Jesus.
But each Gospel also speaks with its own voice and has its own emphases. Matthew presents the royal power of Jesus as the Messiah, the Son of David. Mark cuts to the chase with an unadorned account that rings with truth and the grace of Christ. Luke marshals a wealth of realistic detail to make his persuasive case for the risen Lord. And John paints a warm, human-divine portrait of Jesus interacting with his disciples and friends, so that readers might believe and find life in his name.
This variety of perspectives, agreeing in essence but diverse in details, is exactly what one would expect from any credible set of eyewitness accounts. Taken together, they offer a unified, compelling mosaic of testimony, inspired and preserved by God, to the most important event in the history of the world. If you liked this article and would like to go deeper, we have some helpful resources below. Free advice on marriage, parenting and Christian living delivered straight to your inbox.
Get Involved Pray for us Share your story Make a donation. Support Focus Help us reach families across Canada Reasons to give. We recommend. More from Focus. The Resurrection: Why are there four Gospel accounts? Written by Subby Szterszky. Themes covered Faith and Culture Faith and religion. Matthew: Sovereign authority Matthew wrote his Gospel primarily for a Jewish audience, speaking into a cultural context rife with Messianic expectation.
There are differing details about how many women go to the tomb—just Mary Magdalene in John, Mary along with others in Matthew, Mark, and Luke. There are different numbers of angels reported at the tomb—one in Matthew and Mark, two in Luke and John. The sequence of whom Jesus appeared to differs somewhat in the various Gospels.
What should we do about these and other variations—or even discrepancies—between the Resurrection accounts? Some have done with, with varying degrees of persuasiveness. On the other hand, we need to be aware that while the Gospels testify to historical events, they are filtered through the memories of those who were there and those who recorded these memories in writing, possibly at second hand.
There are just varying degrees of plausibility. After all, Christians confess that it is the Scriptures and not the events behind them that are inspired by God and meant to lead us to salvation. Given the different Gospel accounts of this event, Lindsell proposed that Peter really denied Jesus six times and not three times, as the Gospels claimed. Since no two people not even believers in the Resurrection ever see things in exactly the same way, I find that the very complexity and variation of the Gospels including the Resurrection accounts ring true to life.
So I prophesied as He commanded me, and the breath came into them, and they came to life and stood on their feet, an exceedingly great army.
An internal resurrection will one day turn into an external resurrection, so that everyone will be made alive, both inside and out. But neither of these resurrections can take place until the New Covenant arrives. While the spiritual resurrection now has a date on the calendar, the physical resurrection still does not. The book of Daniel adds this final piece to the puzzle in order to demonstrate that the resurrection will mark the end of human history.
The book revolves around a prophecy about the Messiah that signals the end of time. Daniel —14 describes:. And to Him was given dominion, Glory and a kingdom, That all the peoples, nations and men of every language Might serve Him. His dominion is an everlasting dominion Which will not pass away; And His kingdom is one Which will not be destroyed. The revolving door of nation overthrowing nation comes to a permanent halt when the Son of Man takes the kingdom of the earth for Himself.
His reign means the end of history itself, and it ushers in the time of the new creation. Everyone will receive a resurrection, but not everyone will possess everlasting life.
The exhaustive and eternal nature of this resurrection indicates that it is the culmination of human history and all its theology will finally come to fruition. The New Testament may mention the resurrection more than the Old Testament, but it is merely developing a robust theology of resurrection started in the Old. The New Testament is not at odds with the Old Testament; it agrees: Resurrection is the cornerstone of our hope!
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