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Posted on 04/04/2026 11:07:22 PM PDT by CondoleezzaProtege
God chose a small group of women to share the greatest news of all time. Why did Jesus appear to the women first instead of the disciples?
One thing we see immediately is that Jesus valued and respected women. We also know from the Gospels that many of Jesus’ followers were women. They traveled with the disciples, financially supported their ministry, and served Jesus however they could.
The main argument posited for the historicity of the appearance to the women, and the empty tomb for that matter, is that the early Christians would not have invented the story, since the low view of women in first-century Mediterranean society would raise problems of credibility. Precisely because of the low view of women in antiquity, many see the appearance to the women as historical given the criterion of embarrassment.
Imagine the scene in court.
Accuser: You’re making this whole story up.
Apostles: If I wanted to start a conspiracy, why would I choose unreliable witnesses?
By subverting expectations, the story stands out. Indeed, everything about Jesus’ death and resurrection was subversive...Betrayed by a friend. Rejected by his people. Silent before his accusers. Forgiving his killers. Then rising from the dead? The whole story is incredible; why stop with the witnesses?
The apostles affirm that women were indeed the first witnesses because that’s how it really happened.
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God created man in his image.
He created women from a part
of that man.
That is the religion record,
We all know the biology side.
When a man is dying who does he
think of?
His mother or his father?
I’m very sure all humans will
think of their mother.
Who the father is is always
assumed, not known
for sure.
After all she is Human, and we all
know we aren’t perfect.
They didnt have telephone or telegraph so fastest way to spread the news was tell a woman.
Well played sir.
👍
It was probably the women’s role to take care of the deceased back then? Perhaps another lesson is “Who knows when or where Jesus will meet you.” Just doing the stuff you are supposed to be doing. Of course Jesus could have just waited until the men were together later that night to reappear only to them.
I would think that the ideas of the lowly being exalted, last shall be first, etc. played into Him appearing to the women first as well.
Read the Gospel on this. Where were the disciples, the men, during the crucifixion?
Mary, the Mother of Jesus was there. Mary Magdalene,
John was there.
Mary Magdalene was there at the tomb. She was the first to see Him
What? Jesus was supposed to beam up and over to appear to the guys who were not at the tomb? Who were not at the crucifixion?
from AI:
Key witnesses at Jesus’ crucifixion included his mother Mary, Mary Magdalene, and several other women (Mary of Clopas, Salome) watching from a distance. Also present were Roman soldiers, a centurion, Jewish religious leaders (scribes, elders), onlookers mocking him, and two criminals crucified alongside him. The “disciple whom Jesus loved” (traditionally John) is mentioned in John
Women the lowly now.....
The fact that Jesus appeared to women first wasn’t a coincidence; it was a masterstroke of divine design. Men and women are “wonderfully made” with distinct roles, and communication is a core feature of the female spirit. While a man might have internalized such an impossible event for fear of ridicule, a woman’s natural drive for communal sharing and validation ensured the news would spread immediately. God utilized the very nature of the species—the female need to connect and testify—to bridge the gap between an unbelievable miracle and a world that desperately needed to hear it.
It’s not a bug; it’s a feature.
Damn Good!
One of the best comments I’ve read
this year!
Men and women are “wonderfully made” with distinct roles, and communication is a core feature of the female spirit. While a man might have internalized such an impossible event for fear of ridicule, a woman’s natural drive for communal sharing and validation ensured the news would spread immediately. God utilized the very nature of the species—the female need to connect and testify—to bridge the gap between an unbelievable miracle and a world that desperately needed to hear it.
Because women are generally more superstitious than men - believing in palm reading, Ouija boards and such. Go to any church and compare the number of women believers vs. the men.
And half the men there got dragged.
I can see it but would really like to ask where He stands on the 19th Amendment.
Through woman sin first entered the world, after C g risy completed his work Salvation is then first announced through woman. I have found in my studies Christ’s works can be seen as directly fixing all of humanities mistakes in a parallel fashion.
Take Peter,s denial then Christ’s question him three times as another example
“Men and women are ‘wonderfully made’ with distinct roles, and communication is a core feature of the female spirit.”
Women are the “oil” in a church, working behind the scenes, that cause the ministry to run smoothly. The church organization isn’t just preaching and administering, best done by men. There’s are so may social elements involved to help families and the community, which women are best at coordinating and implementing.
The Women kept faith while the men dispared.
Woman = birth
If he had appeared to any man the atheist would have been ,“Of course, the fiction had to be revealed by a man because women are not to be believed.” Because it was women proves that the story was authentic.
That’s my understanding. The simple answer in the Gospel: they went to His tomb and learned He had risen.
It is not only the greatest story ever told, but the greatest story that could possibly be told. He is risen.
Lol!
Perhaps for a similar reason to that of the angels telling shepherds about Jesus’ birth, giving joy to those lowest in society first and letting the joy spread upwards.
Or simply because the burial was hasty and the Apostles were in hiding, so it was the women who took spices to make sure the burial traditions were complete, when it was no longer the Sabbath. The men would not be needed as the shrouding had already been done in a rush by Joseph of Arimathea and his male servants. Traditionally, burial preparations were taken care of by the appropriate gender if possible.
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