“I Have Seen the Lord” (John 20:18): Women Witnesses to the Resurrection

If one goes to the fountainhead of the Gospel accounts concerning women as witnesses to Christ's resurrection, one has good reason to posit the following: (a) that women were the first to hear the Easter message; (b) that women, in gathering Jesus' disciples together again, played a crucia...

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Main Author: Perkins, Pheme 1945- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage Publ. 1992
In: Interpretation
Year: 1992, Volume: 46, Issue: 1, Pages: 31-41
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Summary:If one goes to the fountainhead of the Gospel accounts concerning women as witnesses to Christ's resurrection, one has good reason to posit the following: (a) that women were the first to hear the Easter message; (b) that women, in gathering Jesus' disciples together again, played a crucial role in the founding of the earliest Christian community; and (c) that Mary Magdalene deserves a place in the creedal formulas that cite the names of those to whom the risen Christ first appeared.
ISSN:2159-340X
Contains:Enthalten in: Interpretation
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/002096439204600104