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Eyewitnesses to the Resurrection of Jesus Christ:

A Chart Study by Josprel

 

ACCORDING TO I CORINTHIANS 15:3-8:

1.) Cephas (Peter) -- (V 5).

2.) The "twelve" -- (V 5). (SEE * #4 BELOW UNDER "ACCORDING TO THE
     BOOK OF ACTS AND THE EPISTLES.)

3.) Some five hundred brethren at once -- (V 6).

4.) James -- (V 7).

5.) All the Apostles -- (V 7).

6.) Paul, the Apostle -- (V 8).

ACCORDING TO THE GOSPELS

Person

Place

Scripture

1.) Mary Magdalene;

The sepulcher;

John 20:11-18; Mark16:9

2.)“The other Mary”;

The sepulcher;

Matthew 28:1-10;
Mark 16:1
(The mother of James: Mark 16:1)

3.) Two disciples;

The Emmaus road;

Luke 24:13-32

4.) Simon Peter;

Not recorded;

Luke 24:33-34

5.) 10 Apostles;

A room in Jerusalem;

John 20:19-23
(Sans Thomas)

6.) 11 Apostles;

A room in Jerusalem;

John 20:24-29
(Thomas among them)

7.) 7 disciples as they fished;

Sea of Tiberias

(Sea of Galilee);
(John 21:1-24)

8.) 11 Apostles;

Galilee (In a mountain);

Matthew 28:16-17

9.) 11 Apostles;

Bethany (Mt. Olivet);

Luke 24:50

ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF ACTS AND THE EPISTLES

Person

Place

Scripture

1.) 11 Apostles;

Various;

Acts 1:1-3

2.) 11 Apostles;

Bethany (Mt. Olivet);

Acts 1:4-12

3.) Cephas (Peter);

Not recorded;

1 Cor. 15:5

4.) *The "twelve"

Various;

1 Cor. 15:5

*JOSPREL’S NOTE: Paul may have had Matthias in mind. He became one of The Twelve and had also seen the risen Jesus (Acts 1:21-26) - or Paul may have been using the general designation used in Scriptures in referring to the Apostles (Mat. 26:20, 47; Mark 4:10; 6:7; 9:35; 10:32; 11:11; 14:10-20+43; Luke 8:1; 9:12; John 6:67; Acts 6:2).

Person

Place

Scripture

5.) Some 500 brethren at once;

Not recorded;

1 Cor. 15:6

6.) James;

Not recorded;

1 Cor. 15:7

7.) All the Apostles;

A Galilean mountain;

Bethany (Mt. Olivet)
1 Cor.15:7

8.) Saul (Paul);

The Damascus Road;

1 Cor. 15:8

ACCORDING TO ALL THE ABOVE
(WITH TIMES AND LOCATIONS)

Person

Place

Time

Scripture

1.) Mary Magdalene;

The sepulcher;

Resurrection Day;

John 20:11-18;
Mark 16:9

2.) The Other Mary;

The sepulcher;

Resurrection Day;

Matthew 28:1-10;
Mark 16:1;
The mother of James
 Mark 16:1

3.) Simon Peter;

  (Perhaps Jerusalem);

Not recorded

Luke 24:33-34;
1Cor. 15:5

4.) Two disciples;

Emmaus road;

Resurrection Day;

Luke 24:13-32

5.) 10 Apostles;

A room in Jerusalem;

Resurrection Day;

 John 20:19-23
(Sans Thomas)

6.) 11 Apostles;

 A room in Jerusalem;

1 week after the Resurrection;

John 20:24-29 (Thomas among them)

 7.) The "twelve";

Various (but unstated);

Various (but unstated);

1 Corinthians 15:5
 (SEE #4 UNDER "ACCORDING TO THE BOOK OF ACTS AND THE EPISTLES.”)

 8.) 7 disciples;

Sea of Tiberias;
(Sea of Galilee);

 Unstated;

John 21:1-24

9.) 11 Apostles;

Various (unstated);

 Various (unstated);

Acts 1:1-3

10. 11 Apostles;

  Bethany; Mt. Olivet;

The Ascension;

Acts 1:4-12

11. 11 Apostles;

A mountain in Galilee;

Unstated;

Matthew 28:16-17

12.) Some five hundred brethren at once;

Unstated;

Unstated;

1 Cor. 15:6

13.) James;

Unstated;

Unstated;

1 Cor. 15:7

14.) Saul (Paul);

 Damascus road;

after Church scattered;

Acts 9-9; 1 Cor. 15:8;

 

JOSPREL'S COMMENT: As can be noted from the above lists, there were hundreds of witnesses who saw the resurrected Jesus, although not all saw Him at the same time. The sightings were at various times and in different locations. Since this is so, it is preposterous for skeptics to maintain that all these eyewitnesses to the risen Christ had the exact same hallucination.

JOSPREL’S COMMENT: Thomas certainly was not mentally conditioned to experience hallucinations; he refused to believe that Jesus had risen from the dead. Even the witness of trusted associates was not enough to convince him when they testified to him that they had seen their resurrected Lord. Thomas remained skeptical, demanding empirical, experimental, tangible proof. However, when Jesus did appear to Thomas, so convinced did this skeptic become, that the rest of his life was dedicated to fulfilling the commission issued by his risen Lord. He and his associates willingly suffered persecution -- and finally martyrdom -- for the cause of Christ. These hardly are the actions of those who merely experienced hallucinations.

JOSPREL’S COMMENT: It has been suggested by certain secular legal experts that, if all the evidence regarding the resurrection of Jesus were presented to an unbiased court of law, the only verdict that could validly be rendered is that Jesus indeed did resurrect from the dead.

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Josprel invites readers’ comments on this study. He may be contacted at:
josprel@verizon.net

josprel@verizon.net
© Josprel (Joseph Perrello)

To GOD BE ALL GLORY & HONOR & PRAISE!

Josprel is an ordained minister who resides with his wife, Maria, in Western New York - just across the Niagara River from Canada. Niagara Falls is a short drive from his home. After drifting from the Lord, he served three years with the U.S. Air Force. Upon his separation from active duty, he returned to the Lord, studied for the ministry, and received a master of theology degree. Josprel serves as a clergyman in the evangelical denomination of his youth. He is authoring two novels: "Beloved Apostate" and "Kanfal."

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