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To: Diego1618

Well, let's see, so far using exactly the same Greek bible site you reference, I've verified that Mark 16:2 says "early on the first day of the week, after sunrise" and John 20:1 says "after the Sabbath, early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark", and Luke 24:1 says "on the first day of the week, at early dawn" ... so either you don't consider Mark, Luke, and John to be scriptural, or your exegesis of Matthew is subject to considerable dispute.


11 posted on 07/27/2006 2:55:36 PM PDT by Campion ("I am so tired of you, liberal church in America" -- Mother Angelica, 1993)
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To: Campion
Well, let's see, so far using exactly the same Greek bible site you reference, I've verified that Mark 16:2 says "early on the first day of the week, after sunrise" and John 20:1 says "after the Sabbath, early on the first day of the week, while it was still dark", and Luke 24:1 says "on the first day of the week, at early dawn"

Which proves exactly my entire point.

We'll take "em" one by one. Mark 16:2 is speaking of a different group of women. If you notice this group in verse 8 flee from the tomb trembling and bewildered... telling no one. Mary Magdalene and friends who have visited earlier at sundown the previous afternoon, run.... filled with joy, telling the Apostles [Matthew 28:8]. They tell the Apostles in [Luke 24:9-10]. In [John 20:2] they run and tell the Apostles.

The Sabbath spoken of in Mark 16:1 is the first Sabbath of Unleavened Bread and is the Special Sabbath mentioned by John in 19:31. It would have occurred on a Wednesday evening /Thursday that year and is the same Sabbath that Joseph of Arimethia was attempting to entomb the body by in [Luke 23:50-54]. Mark 16:1 should actually be listed as Mark 15:48 as it continues the continuity of the scriptures in chapter 15.

Remember, chapters and verses are not divinely inspired and were left to hands of fallible men to construct.

With reference to your "early at dawn" on the "first day of the week". Dawn is an interesting word in the Greek. It is "Epiphosko" and indeed, one of the uses of this word is the day becoming light. In this particular verse in Luke 24 it means something else. The only other place in scripture where you will find the word "Epiphosko" is Luke 23:54 and the Sabbath was drawing on (beginning).

So, you see, the dawning of the first day of the week means the beginning of the first day of the week....not early morning sunrise. The Hebrews began their days at sunset. Epiphosko meant sundown in Luke and John even clarifies it further by saying it was dark.

so either you don't consider Mark, Luke, and John to be scriptural, or your exegesis of Matthew is subject to considerable dispute.

I consider the Gospels to be very divinely inspired but even Papias in section six says be careful when you read Mark as it is sometimes not in the correct order....he only wrote what he heard Peter say as he was not an eyewitness.

You folks need to dump that Magesterium....and probably hire me!

14 posted on 07/27/2006 4:08:26 PM PDT by Diego1618
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