The other Evangelists know nothing of this earthquake. They not only omit it, but their accounts of the resurrection preclude the possibility of its occurrence.

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Who were the first to visit the tomb on the morning of the resurrection?

John: “Mary Magdalene” ([xx, 1]).

Matthew: “Mary Magdalene and the other Mary” ([xxviii, 1]).

Mark: “Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome” ([xvi, 1, 2]).

Luke: “Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James, and other women” ([xxiv, 1–10]).

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