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What other Twelve, boatbums? There were a total of eleven disciples left, one of them was Peter. If he appeared to Peter then he could appear only to the other TEN. C'mon, that's simple algebra. :)
Did not the apostles choose another to take Judas' place?
Yes, they did. Do you know when? Apparently not! or else you wouldn't be asking me: it was after Jesus left (i.e. ascended to heaven)...not when he resurrected 40 days prior to that. You've got to keep your time frames in order, dear lady.
What about the part concerning the five hundred witnesses?
What about it? What about Matthew 28:17 who was there and says he only appeared to his eleven disciples?
You're not going to just toss that out because you think Paul couldn't count, are you?
Nor are you going to toss out Matthew, just because you feel Paul is know-it-all.
I see no contradiction between Matthew's and Paul's account, so choosing one or the other isn't necessary.
LOL! I suppose 500 or 11, not really important is it? perhaps you need to re-read the NT. Paul's claim is a blatant contradiction.
But since you decided to pick at this scab, let's look at some Bible FACTS:
To How Many Disciples does Resurrected Jesus Appear?
|
Author |
Verse |
# of Disciples |
|
Paul |
1 Cor 15:5 |
12 |
|
Matthew |
28:16-17 |
11 |
|
Mark |
16:14 |
11 |
|
Luke |
24:33-37 |
11 |
|
John |
20:24 |
10* |
*John says 10 because Thomas wasn't there, else it would have been eleven. But he did appear later before Thomas, so all four Gospels have the right number.
Paul obviously couldn't count or, better yet, was making ti up base don what he heard form someone since he wasn't there.
The contradictions just keep piling up when we ask
To Whom did Jesus appear first after Resurrection?
| Author | Verse | Person |
| Matthew | 28:1, 9 | two Marys |
|
Mark John |
16:9 20:11-14 |
one Mary (Magdalene) |
| Luke | 24:13-31 | Cleopas and another |
| Paul | 1 Cor 15:4-5 | Cephas |
You don't see any contradictions?