THE RESURRECTION · FOUR CANONICAL WINDOWS

One proclamation.
Four witnesses.

The Gospels agree that the tomb was found empty and that Jesus was proclaimed risen. They do not narrate every person, moment, or sequence in the same way. This room lets each account speak before comparison begins.

TextualHistorical contextTraditionIllustrative imagination

GOSPEL ACCORDING TO MATTHEW

Mary Magdalene and the other Mary

CAMERA OF THE ACCOUNT
Dawn, earthquake, an angel who rolls away the stone, terrified guards, then a Galilee commission.
THEOLOGICAL EMPHASIS
Royal authority, fulfilled promise, worship, mission, and Christ’s continuing presence.
HONEST DIFFERENCE
Matthew alone foregrounds the guard and earthquake in this form.
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DON’T BLEND TOO SOON

Difference is not the enemy of witness.

Read down each column first. Then compare across.

AccountNamed womenMessenger sceneGeographic movement
WITNESSMatthewTwo namedOne angel emphasizedTomb → Galilee
WITNESSMarkThree namedOne young manTomb → promised Galilee
WITNESSLukeThree named + othersTwo menTomb → Emmaus → Jerusalem
WITNESSJohnMary foregroundedTwo angels after returnTomb → Jerusalem scenes → Galilee in John 21