How little is preached about the resurrection.

[Mark]

It has always amazed me how the signature event of Christianity--the resurrection--gets so little coverage from ministers of the gospel. I think some part of that is due to the apparent conflicts and differences between the four gospel accounts.

I've undertaken a task to reconcile those accounts into a unified story. The result is my book, DAWN.

The book DAWN (subtitle: A Complete Account of the Most Important Day in Human History, Nisan 18, AD30) is now available at reduced pricing for the ebook and paperback versions through Sunday May 7th on Amazon. If you would like to understand and feel the impact of the days between Jesus' death and ascension (and especially, resurrection), this book has the story in great detail. The paperback is 370 pages.

Comments and reviews are welcomed.
Mark Miller, author

[Marja, Founder/Moderator]

Hi Mark, it may be helpful to put up a link to your book on Amazon/Goodreads, it will be easier to find.
Mark wrote: "It has always amazed me how the signature event of Christianity--the resurrection--gets so little coverage from ministers of the gospel. I think some part of that is due to the apparent conflicts a..."

[Mark]

Thanks, Marja. The link is:
https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/9...
or
https://www.amazon.com/dp/0979439310/

[Mark]

Does the Scripture contradict itself in these verses?
v1. When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the [mother] of James, and Salome, bought spices, so that they might come and anoint Him. - Mar 16:1 NASB95
v2. Then they returned [from the tomb] and prepared spices and perfumes. And on the Sabbath they rested according to the commandment. - Luk 23:56 NASB95
It sounds as though they prepared the spices before they had acquired them. How would you reconcile these verses?

Worse yet, if Jesus was crucified on a Friday, how could *either* verse be true? Shops were closed as of noon on the preparation day for Passover, and closed for the weekly Sabbath, and closed for the first half of Sunday (as nighttime preceded daytime in the Jewish day). Sunday morning would then be the earliest they could buy spices and prepare them. Do you appreciate the problem?

These verses are reconciled, along with the entire resurrection story, in my new book DAWN. See above for link.