The Cairo Debate — Page 72
foredoomed, the question of a second life does not arise). . Now I proceed to touch only on one among the aforesaid divergencies:. John writes that Mary Mag'dalene made straight to Peter and the other disciples who had a way with Jesus, and delivered the news. She found neither angels nor others there. That was the first time. The second time she saw two angels, one at the head, the other at the feet of Jesus in the tomb. In Luke we find the women of Galilee entering the tomb and seeing two men in white garments. These two men gave no message to the women for the disciples of Jesus. In Mark the women see a young man sitting on the right and he told them to go to the disciples and tell them to go to Galilee. Finally we read in Matthew that both Marys saw a great quake and a descending angel who said to them to tell the disciples that the Messiah will be in Galilee before them. . This is the summary of the controversy. There is no scope for detailed account. (21) Did the women deliver the message of the angel or angels to the disciples?. Matthew and John give no account of the women informing the disciples of the message. . Mark and Luke are not in line with each other. . Mark writes : 72 "They went out and fled from the tomb %; for trembling and astonishment had come