Apologists love to bring up the women at the tomb. Women weren’t reliable witnesses in Jewish culture at the time, so why would the gospel authors place them there if the story weren’t true? However, a little scrutiny unravels this story.
Women at the Tomb Are Weak Evidence for the Resurrection
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What Did the Original Books of the Bible Say? (Part 2)
Women at the Tomb? Weak Evidence for the Resurrection.
Apologists love to bring up the women at the tomb. Women weren’t reliable witnesses in Jewish culture at the time, so why would the gospel authors place them there if the story weren’t true? However, a little scrutiny unravels this story.
Filed Under: Christianity Tagged With: Criterion of Embarrassment, Empty Tomb, Gospel Story as Fiction, Greg Koukl, Josephus, Mishnah, William Lane Craig, Woomen as Unreliable Witnesses 48 Comments
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