| > The earliest manuscripts of the gospel of Mark do not mention the resurrection at all. Are you sure about that? My understanding is that the earliest manuscripts end at Mark 16:8, which ends with the women finding the empty tomb and being told by a young man in a white robe that Jesus has risen. See: https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mark_16#Significance_of_ending... and https://www.biblegateway.com/passage/?search=Mark+16&version... EDIT: the undisputed ending of Mark, which is up to verse 8 (Catholic version): 5 On entering the tomb they saw a young man in a white robe seated on the right-hand side, and they were struck with amazement. 6 But he said to them, 'There is no need to be so amazed. You are looking for Jesus of Nazareth, who was crucified: he has risen, he is not here. See, here is the place where they laid him. 7 But you must go and tell his disciples and Peter, "He is going ahead of you to Galilee; that is where you will see him, just as he told you." ' 8 And the women came out and ran away from the tomb because they were frightened out of their wits; and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid. |