Yes, I want to roll a great stone against the entrance of this tomb. To bring a simple sense in these various easter-stories:Ulan wrote:Or just drop it
Mark writes a little divine comedy with ironic elements. The women do not believe in the resurrection. They try to anoint a corpse. They think too late, who could roll away the stone in front of the door.
Michael Turton quotes our boss:
"bought spices" before sunrise on the day after Sabbath? Jewish or not, it is highly unlikely that shops would be open at such as ungodly hour. Arguing that there was no Jewish custom supporting the women's desire to anoint the body, Kirby (2002) writes: "It comes as little surprise then that Matthew and John, who are usually thought to have more knowledge of things Jewish, do not state that the women came to anoint the body on Sunday morning."
Matthew changed Mark's horseplay in a reputable story. He rejects all satirical elements (spices, the anointing of the corpse). “His” women come only to look after the grave. Initially, no need that someone rolls away the stone.
Peter tries to give an explanation why the women want to make her crazy stuff: “And at daybreak of the day of the Lord Mary Magdalene, female disciple of the Lord, who was afraid on account of the Jews since they were inflamed by wrath, had not done for the tomb of the Lord the things that women were accustomed to do for the those who have died and were beloved by them.”
Unlike Matthew and John, the narrators of Luke, Marcion or Ur-Luke do not understand the satirical elements in Mark's story. They tell the story in a naive manner with the spices as a serious incident.
At least John. Like Matthew he understand and rejects the comedy. Mary's and Peter's running back and forth is not convincing, but then he changed Mark's theme of the "seeking of the women" in a very, very fine story, which really impressed me.
Human error, Mary can not recognize the Christ
The Lord in his grace speaks to the erring people, shepherds themAnd she saw two angels in white, sitting where the body of Jesus had lain, one at the head and one at the feet. They said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping?” She said to them, “They have taken away my Lord, and I do not know where they have laid him.” Having said this, she turned around and saw Jesus standing, but she did not know that it was Jesus.
Mary failed againJesus said to her, “Woman, why are you weeping? Whom are you seeking?”
But the grace of the Lord is great, he calls her by name. Now Mary can perceive the Lord and both are face to face, attested each other.Supposing him to be the gardener, she said to him, “Sir, if you have carried him away, tell me where you have laid him, and I will take him away.”
Jesus said to her, “Mary.” She turned and said to him in Hebrew, “Rabboni!” (which means Teacher).