According to the Gospels, who discovered that Jesus' tomb was empty on the first Easter Sunday?

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Question

According to the Gospels, who discovered that Jesus' tomb was empty on the first Easter Sunday?

Accepted Answer

Mary Magdalene and other women — Award 1 mark for identifying Mary Magdalene and other women as the first witnesses. All four Gospels record that women were the first to discover the empty tomb. A is incorrect – Peter and John came later after hearing the women's report. C is incorrect – the guards fled and did not discover the empty tomb. D is incorrect – Joseph provided the tomb but was not recorded as discovering it empty.

Answer

Mary Magdalene and other women

Answer

The Roman guards

Answer

Joseph of Arimathea

Answer

Peter and John

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