Empty Tomb – Jesus Myth Theory

Did Mark Invent the Empty Tomb?

17 January 202517 January 2025 SJBedard No Comments

The Gospel of Mark is our earliest reference to the detail of the tomb of Jesus being empty. Does that mean that Mark invented the empty tomb? Richard Carrier thinks so. Being the first to mention something does not make one the inventor of a concept. The earliest textual reference that we have of “Pharisee” … Read More “Did Mark Invent the Empty Tomb?” »

Did the Earliest Christians Believe in the Empty Tomb?

3 October 20207 March 2022 SJBedard 2 Comments

Historical Jesus

Christians don’t just believe that Jesus existed, we believe that Jesus rose from the dead. That means an empty tomb. But is the empty tomb a later addition to the story? R.G. Price in his Case Against Historical Christ suggests so. There is no evidence of any knowledge of a tomb of Jesus (empty or … Read More “Did the Earliest Christians Believe in the Empty Tomb?” »