Lee Strobel

That's where you receive this free gift of forgiveness and eternal life and a prayer of repentance and faith. And you become then a child of God.

That's where you receive this free gift of forgiveness and eternal life and a prayer of repentance and faith. And you become then a child of God.

That's a great question. It is. It's a very interesting question because in first century Jewish and Roman culture, the testimony of women was not considered reliable. Wouldn't even allow it in a court of law. Right. They wouldn't allow it to be testified. And yet— the first people to encounter the risen Christ was Mary Magdalene. And Joanna. And Joanna at the tomb. It's Joanna.

That's a great question. It is. It's a very interesting question because in first century Jewish and Roman culture, the testimony of women was not considered reliable. Wouldn't even allow it in a court of law. Right. They wouldn't allow it to be testified. And yet— the first people to encounter the risen Christ was Mary Magdalene. And Joanna. And Joanna at the tomb. It's Joanna.

That's a great question. It is. It's a very interesting question because in first century Jewish and Roman culture, the testimony of women was not considered reliable. Wouldn't even allow it in a court of law. Right. They wouldn't allow it to be testified. And yet— the first people to encounter the risen Christ was Mary Magdalene. And Joanna. And Joanna at the tomb. It's Joanna.

That's the indication. Yeah.

That's the indication. Yeah.

That's the indication. Yeah.

Well, and part of it too is that's one reason we know we can trust the story. Because if you're going to make up a story and try to convince people in the first century, you would never say women discover the tomb empty.

Well, and part of it too is that's one reason we know we can trust the story. Because if you're going to make up a story and try to convince people in the first century, you would never say women discover the tomb empty.

Well, and part of it too is that's one reason we know we can trust the story. Because if you're going to make up a story and try to convince people in the first century, you would never say women discover the tomb empty.

Yes.

Yes.

Yes.

Well, when he appeared in the resurrection with Thomas.

Well, when he appeared in the resurrection with Thomas.

Well, when he appeared in the resurrection with Thomas.

Yeah, we're talking about the women discovering the tomb empty. And that's become a point of contention among some skeptics. Because if you look at the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke say there were multiple women going to the tomb. But John only mentions Mary Magdalene. Right. And they say, oh, there's a discrepancy that it can't both be true, that's false.

Yeah, we're talking about the women discovering the tomb empty. And that's become a point of contention among some skeptics. Because if you look at the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke say there were multiple women going to the tomb. But John only mentions Mary Magdalene. Right. And they say, oh, there's a discrepancy that it can't both be true, that's false.

Yeah, we're talking about the women discovering the tomb empty. And that's become a point of contention among some skeptics. Because if you look at the four Gospels, Matthew, Mark, and Luke say there were multiple women going to the tomb. But John only mentions Mary Magdalene. Right. And they say, oh, there's a discrepancy that it can't both be true, that's false.