This is the third in a series of Apologetic Minutes on the resurrection. In the first two articles, we listed the New Testament passages describing the resurrection and discussed the documentary evidence concerning Jesus’ death on a cross, where and how His body was buried, and the discovery of the empty tomb two days later. In this article we will list the eyewitness accounts of His resurrected body, and discuss the impact of this miracle on the witnesses.
The resurrection appearances occurred over a period of 40 days (Acts 1:3); specific appearances recorded in the Bible are as follows:
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To Mary Magdalene at the empty tomb (John 20:11-18)
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To the other women who went to the empty tomb (Matthew 28:9-10)
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To two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-32)
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To Peter (Luke 24:34)
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To the ten assembled disciples in Jerusalem (John 20:19-25)
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To the eleven assembled disciples in Jerusalem (John 20:26-31)
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To seven disciples while fishing at the Sea of Galilee (John 21:1-24)
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To the eleven disciples in Galilee (Matthew 28:16-20)
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To more than 500 followers(I Corinthians 15:6)
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To James (I Corinthians 15:7)
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To the eleven disciples on the Mount of Olives (Acts 1:4-12)
Two appearances after His Ascension were to:
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Stephen (Acts 7:55-56)
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Paul (Acts 9:1-6)