The Pulpit Commentary — Luke — Volume 2 — Section 257

EXPOSITION. Approx. time. CHAPTER XXIV. 5 o..m ...... Mary M~,gdalene, Mary the Vere. 1-49.-THE RESURRECTION. All fmother) of James and Sa- the four evo.ngelists give o.n o.ccount of the lome, probably with others, start for the sepulchre in the Resurrection. None of the four, however, twilight. Mary l\fog;dalene attempt to give a history or it simply from goes before the others, and a humo.n point of sight. Ench Gospel pro- retnms at once to Peter and bably reproduces the specio.l points dwelt John (John xx. 1, etc.). on in certain great centres of Christian 5.30 a.m ....Her companions reach the sepnlcb1·e wl,cn the sun bod foaching, in wliat we should now term risen (Marl: xvi. 2). different schools of thought. (Attempts A vision of an angel. have been made by theological scholars to Message to the disciples (Matt. classify these as J ewisb, Gentile, Greek, xxviii. 5, etc.; Mark xvL 5, Roman; but only with indifferent success). etc.). 6 a.m ........Another party, among whom The teaching which St. Matthew's Gospel is Joanna., come a. little later, represents, evidently in the Resurrection but still in the early morn- preaching dwelt with peculiar insistence on ing (eh. xxiv. 1, etc.; comp. the great Galilman appearance or the Risen. Mark xvi. I, note). St. Luke confines himself exclusively to the A vision of" two young men." Words of comfort a.nd instruc- appearance, iu Judma. St. John chooses for tion (eh. xxiv. 4, etc.). his Resurrection instruction scenes which 6.30 o..m....The visit of Peter and John had for their theatre both Galilee and (John xx. 3-10). Judma. St. John, as his central or most A vision of two angels to Mary detailed piece of teaching, dwells on a Magdalene (John n. 11- 13). fishing scene on G ennesaret, the actors being About the same time the com- the well-known inner circle of the apostles. pany of women carry their While St. Luke chooses for his detailed tidings to tbe apostles (eh. Resurrection narrative a high-road in a xxiv. 10, etc.). Jerusalem suburb; and for o.ctors, two 7 a.m ....... The Lord reveals himself to Mary Mo.gdalene (John xx. del'oted, but historicnlly unknown, disciples. 14-18; lllark xvi. 9). Then there is no question of discrepancies Not long after he reveo.ld him- in this portion of the g1:eat history. It is self, as it appears, to the not easy to frame o. perfectly sntisfactory company of women who are hnrmony of all the evente related by the returning to the sepulchre. Cho.rge to the brethron to go four, after the Lord had risen; for, in fact, to Galilee (Matt. x:niii. 9, we possess no deto.iled accou!lt or hiatory of etc.). who.t took place in that eventful period in 4-6 p.m ... The appearnnce to the two presence of the disciples. We simply have disciples on the way to memomnda of eye-witnesses of certain inci- Emmaus (eh. xxiv. 13, etc.; M1uk :tvi. 12). dents connected with the Resurrection se- Arter 4 p.m ... An appearance to St. Peter lected by the great first teachers e.s specieJly (eh. xli..iv. 3!; cowp. l Car. adapted to their own preaching and instruo- xv. 5). tion. 8 p.m ....... The nppenmnce to tlie eleven 'fhe events of the first Eo.ster Day ho.ve a.nd otherd (eh. xxiv. 86, etc.: Mark xvi. H; John been tabulated by Prof"essor Westcott, in xx. 19, etc.). wbo.t he terms o. provisional o.rro.ngement, as follows:- In the above tnble one point must be specially noticed: t100 companiea or sepu.mte Approx. time. groups of women a.re mentioned as going Very eo.rly The Resurrection, followed by the earthquake, the descent to the sepulohre with the same pious object on Sunday of the o.ngel, the opening of of assisting in the final embulming of the the tomb (Matt. uviii. 2-4). so.crcd bod.r.  268 THE GOSPEL ACCORDING TO ST. LUKE. [ou. xx1v. 1-53.