Appearance to Mary Magdalene
Mary Magdalene weeps at the tomb and encounters the risen Jesus, whom she initially mistakes for the gardener. He calls her by name, and she recognizes him. He tells her not to cling to him but to go to the disciples.
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John provides a detailed, intimate encounter between Jesus and Mary, including dialogue and the "Do not cling to me" instruction. Mark's longer ending (16:9-11) notes only that Jesus appeared first to Mary Magdalene, "from whom he had cast out seven demons," and that the disciples did not believe her. The fact that a woman is the first witness would have been counterproductive to fabrication in a first-century context, which scholars cite as evidence for the accounts' authenticity.
Brief note in the longer ending; emphasizes the disciples' disbelief at Mary's report.
Detailed scene: Mary mistakes Jesus for the gardener, recognizes him when he says her name, and is told "Do not cling to me, for I have not yet ascended."
The empty tomb, post-resurrection appearances, the Great Commission, and the ascension.
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