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Gospels – Women Witnesses
“Another authenticating feature of the resurrection narrative is that the first appearances of the risen Christ were not to His disciples, but rather to women – to Mary Magdalene and the other women. This must have been an embarrassment to the apostles, Christ’s inner circle. They were likely quite jealous.”
“According to Jewish principles of legal evidence, however, women were invalid witnesses. They did not have a right to give testimony in a court of law.”
“Dr. Maier accurately observes that since the testimony of a woman was deemed unreliable, the ‘initial reaction of the eleven was understandably one of suspicion and disbelief. Again, if the resurrection account had been manufactured…women would never have been included in the story, at least, not as first witnesses.’” (Josh McDowell, The Resurrection Factor, pp.73-74)
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