Our gospel accounts of the resurrection indicate that although Mary Magdalene and another Mary[1] were the first to discover the empty tomb, they were part of a larger group of women including Salome (Mar 14:1) and Joanna and at least one more (Luk 24:10) who had arranged to meet at the tomb on Sunday morning. …
On Resurrection Sunday, Mary Magdalene and another Mary, the mother of James and Joseph, were the first of Jesus’ followers to discover the empty tomb. They had made arrangements with a number of other women to meet there to complete their burial custom for Jesus’ body, which was hastily interred Thursday evening as the required…
On account of a supernatural confluence of natural events that resulted in three consecutive sabbaths on Thursday, Friday, and Saturday for Jesus’ followers, all they could do on the day He was crucified and the days following while He lay in the grave was to rest and wait to see the great salvation God was…