If the Gospel writers were inventing a story designed to persuade a first-century audience, why place Mary Magdalene and other women at the center of the discovery of the empty tomb? Why not Peter, John, Joseph of Arimathea, or a respected religious leader? In a culture where women often carried less authority in formal public testimony, this detail seems like a liability—not an advantage.
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