Women as Resurrection Witnesses

The Bible names women at the tomb and records Mary Magdalene reporting to the disciples that she had seen the Lord. Mary Magdalene and the other Mary are described sitting opposite the tomb (Matthew 27:61); at the dawning of the first day of the week, they came to see it (Matthew 28:1). Mark names women watching from a distance (Mark 15:40). In a separate passage, Mary Magdalene, Mary “the one of James,” and Salome bought spices after the Sabbath (Mark 16:1). John records Mary Magdalene's report to the disciples (John 20:18). Hebrews says that women received their dead by resurrection (Hebrews 11:35). The word or idea recurs in at least 9 verses across 6 books.