Rev. Charles BrowningBecause it is already #Easter in some quarters, figure now would be a good time to share once again this crucial message (and also a theme of my sermon in the morning):
John McChesney-Young@FrChazzz Indirectly related, thetorah.com has a very interesting piece today on the women at the tomb: https://www.thetorah.com/article/easter-with-the-women-at-jesus-empty-tomb-the-four-gospels. I'd never noticed the (possible?) allusions to the Song of Songs.
Easter with the Women at Jesus’ Empty Tomb: The Four Gospels - TheTorah.com
Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John all include accounts of women discovering Jesus’ tomb empty three days after his crucifixion that share a common structure, but vary considerably in their details. Christians reading the story at Easter experience vicariously the women’s fear and awe, just as Jews re-experience the Exodus through the Haggadah. | Prof. Adele Reinhartz