[wmfights]

"Mary had died in the presence of the apostles; but her tomb, when opened later . . . was found empty and so the apostles concluded that the body was taken up into heaven."

Excuse me for jumping in, but why didn't any of the Apostles, or any of the other writers of the Scriptures, write about this? Where is this written about?

[Rutles4Ever]

Well, Luke wrote his Gospel (and the Acts) while Mary was still alive. The writings of Paul and Peter and James and John were geared toward resolving disputes and clarifying the identity and teachings of Jesus to the nascent Church. Additionally, most of these letter were written under duress (imprisonment, exile, hiding, etc.), so getting the message out was essential.

Additionally, the letters of Peter and James were written before the Gospels, so one has to question why, if they didn't include an account of the Assumption, they didn't include accounts of the Ascension of Jesus, either. Economy of teaching, perhaps, but the fact that the eye witnesses to the Ascension did not give account of the event makes credible that they would not give account of the Assumption, either.