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Resurrection Appearances of Jesus: A Study Chart
                                     by
                                 Josprel


According to 1 Corinthians 15:3-8

1.) Cephas (Peter) -- (V5).

2.) The "twelve" -- (V5). (See * #4, under "According to Acts and the
Epistles" below).

3.) Some five hundred brethren at once -- (V 6).

4.) James -- (V 7).

5.) All the Apostles -- (V 7).

6.) Paul, the Apostle  -- [V 8].

According to the Gospels

Person; Place; Scripture

1.) Mary Magdalene; The sepulcher; John 20:11-18; Mark 16:9

2.) ?The other Mary; The sepulcher; Matthew 28:1-10; Mark 16:1 (The
mother of James: Mark 16:1)

3.) Two disciples; The Emmaus road; Luke 24:13-32

4.) Simon Peter; Not recorded; Luke 24:33-34

5.) 10 Apostles; A room in Jerusalem; John 20:19-23 (Sans Thomas)

6.) 11 Apostles; A room in Jerusalem; John 20:24-29 (Thomas among them)

7.) 7 disciples; Sea of Tiberias (Sea of Galilee); (John 21:1-24)

8.) 11 Apostles; Galilee (In a mountain); Matthew 28:16-17

9.) 11 Apostles; Bethany (Mt. Olivet); Luke 24:50


According to Acts and the Epistles

1.) 11 Apostles; Various; Acts 1:1-3

2.) 11 Apostles; Bethany (Mt. Olivet) Acts 1:4-12

3.) Cephas (Peter); Not recorded; 1 Cor. 15:5

4.) The "twelve"* Various 1 Cor. 15:5

*NOTE: Paul may have had Matthias in mind. He became one of The Twelve
and had also seen the risen Jesus (Acts1:21-26) - or Paul may have been
using the general designation used in Scriptures in referring to the
Apostles (Mat. 26:20, 47; Mark 4:10; 6:7; 9:35; 10:32; 11:11;
14:10-20+43; Luke 8:1; 9:12; John 6:67; Acts 6:2).

5.) Some 500 brethren at once; Not recorded; 1 Cor. 15:6

6.) James; Not recorded; 1Cor 15:7

7.) All the Apostles; Galilee (in a mountain); Bethany (Mt. Olivet) 1
Cor.15:7

8.) Saul (Paul); The Damascus Road; 1 Cor 15:8

According to All the Above (With Times and Locations)

Person; Place; Time; Scripture

1.) Mary Magdalene; The sepulcher; Resurrection Day; John 20:11-18; Mark
16:9

2.) The Other Mary; The sepulcher; Resurrection Day; Matthew 28:1-10;
Mark 16:1; The mother of James Mark 16:1

3.) Simon Peter; Not recorded (Perhaps Jerusalem); Not recorded; Luke
24:33-34;1Cor. 15:5

4.) Two disciples; Emmaus road; Resurrection Day; Luke 24:13-32

5.) 10 Apostles; A room in Jerusalem; Resurrection Day; John 20:19-23
(Sans Thomas)

6.) 11 Apostles; A room in Jerusalem; 1 week after the Resurrection;
John 20:24-29 (Thomas among them)

7.) The "twelve"; Various (but unstated); Various (but unstated); 1
Corinthians 15:5 (See * #4, under "According to Acts and the Epistles")

8.) 7 disciples; Sea of Tiberias; (Sea of Galilee); Unstated; John 21:1-24

9.) 11 Apostles; Various (unstated); Various (unstated); Acts 1:1-3

10.) 11 Apostles; Bethany; Mt. Olivet; The Ascension Acts 1:4-12

11.) 11 Apostles; A mountain in Galilee; Unstated; Matthew 28:16-17

12.) Some five hundred brethren at once; Unstated; Unstated; 1 Cor:15:6

13.) James; Unstated; Unstated; 1 Cor 15:7

14.) Saul (Paul); Damascus road; after Church scattered; Acts 9-9; 1 Cor
15:8;

Author's Comment: As can be noted from the above lists, there were
hundreds of witnesses who saw the resurrected Jesus, although not all
saw Him at the same time. The sightings were at various times and in
different locations. Since this is so, it is preposterous for skeptics
to maintain that all these eyewitnesses to the risen Christ had the
exact same hallucination.

Author's Comment: Thomas certainly was not mentally conditioned to
experience hallucinations; he refused to believe that Jesus had risen
from the dead. Even the witness of trusted associates was not enough to
convince him when they testified to him that they had seen their
resurrected Lord. Thomas remained skeptical, demanding empirical,
experimental, tangible proof. However, when Jesus did appear to Thomas,
so convinced did this skeptic become, that the rest of his life was
dedicated to fulfilling the commission issued by his risen Lord. He and
his associates willingly suffered persecution -- and finally martyrdom
-- for the cause of Christ. These hardly are the actions of those who
merely experienced hallucinations.

Author's Comment: It has been suggested by certain secular legal experts
that, if all the evidence regarding the resurrection of Jesus was
presented to an unbiased court of law, the only verdict that could
validly be rendered is that Jesus indeed did resurrect from the dead.

Amen Josprel!

I pray that many unbelievers look at evidence like this from the Holy Bible and finally realize that JESUS CHRIST is absolute reality, and HE is our LIVING Lord and Saviour. A Christian's daily fellowship with GOD is just as REAL. May we all be convincing witnesses who love to share the GOOD NEWS!

Love In Christ,
Tom