Luk 24:1-10 | TNotes | STEP | Summary for Luke 24:1-12: 24:1-12 Women were the first to find the tomb empty and to hear the announcement of the resurrection. This is strong evidence for the historicity of the resurrection accounts. In first-century Judaism, women were not regarded as reliable witnesses, so the church would never have created stories in which women discovered the empty tomb. 24:1 But very early on Sunday morning: The early church worshiped on the first day of the week (Sunday) instead of the seventh (Saturday, the Sabbath) because Jesus rose on a Sunday morning (cp. Acts 20:7 ; Rev 1:10 ).

Summary for Luke 24:1-12: 24:1-12 ^a Women were the first to find the tomb empty and to hear the announcement of the resurrection. This is strong evidence for the historicity of the resurrection accounts. In first-century Judaism, women were not regarded as reliable witnesses, so the church would never have created stories in which women discovered the empty tomb. 24:1 ^b But very early on Sunday morning: The early church worshiped on the first day of the week (Sunday) instead of the seventh (Saturday, the Sabbath) because Jesus rose on a Sunday morning (cp. Acts 20:7 ^c; Rev 1:10 ^d).
24:2 ^e The stone was probably a large round stone that was rolled down a track to cover the tomb’s entrance.
24:4 ^f two men suddenly appeared: Angels often appear as young men in Scripture (Gen 18:2 ^g; 19:1 ^h, 10 ⁱ; Josh 5:13 ^j; Judg 13:6-11 ^k; Heb 13:2 ^l). Dazzling white robes symbolize purity and holiness (Dan 10:5-6 ^m; Acts 1:10 ⁿ; Rev 4:4 ^o; 19:14 ^p).
Summary for Luke 24:5-7: 24:5-7 ^q Jesus had told his followers many times that he would rise from the dead (see 9:22 ^r, 44 ^s; 17:25 ^t; 18:31-34 ^u). Jesus’ resurrection is a key tenet of the Christian faith (see 1 Cor 15:3-7 ^v, 12-57 ^w).
24:7 ^x Jesus rose on the third day, counting Friday as the first day and Sunday as the third.
24:9 ^y His eleven disciples were the Twelve minus Judas.
24:10 ^z Mary Magdalene and Joanna are mentioned in 8:2-3 ^aa. Mary the mother of James is not the mother of James, the son of Zebedee (see Matt 27:56 ^ab), but might be the mother of James, the son of Alphaeus (Luke 6:15 ^ac).