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Williams analyzed layers of sediment deposits from the Dead Sea that are now exposed due to the continuing drop in the water level of the lake over the last centuries. The surface elevation of the Dead Sea is now 427 m (or about 1370 ft) below sea level.
Matthew 27:52-28:20. King James Version. 52 And the graves were opened; and many bodies of the saints which slept arose, 53 And came out of the graves after his resurrection, and went into the holy city, and appeared unto many.
- Biblical Texts as History
- The Physical Setting
- The Temple and The Torn Curtain: Earthquake Damage Or Act of God?
- The Earthquake and The Darkness
- The Splitting of Rocks and The Resurrection of Many Saints
- The Roman Centurion and His Guards’ Response
- The Earthquake as A Prodigium in Matthew’s Gospel
- The Centurion and The Guards’ Affirmation in Its Political Context
- Conclusion
Some critics have questioned whether biblical texts such as Matthew should be usable for historical purposes, and they draw distinction between ancient meaning of biblical texts on the one hand and modern experiences relating to them on the other. These critics view history as a tradition that is “of the world,” while contemporary revelation is mor...
According to Matthew’s Gospel, immediately after Jesus committed his spirit to his Father and died on the cross just outside Jerusalem’s outer western wall, the curtain of the temple was torn from top to bottom. Matthew then lists a number of other events associated with Jesus’s death, some of which took place during the crucifixion, others later. ...
According to Matthew, the curtain was torn from utmost top to lowest bottom. Actually, this is not the only time an event like this occurred in the ancient Roman world. According to the philosopher and statesman Seneca, writing the mid-first century, there were a number of well-known cases of top-down tearing and cracking of buildings and other str...
There are four main positions held by commentators on the nature of the earthquake, the splitting of rocks, and the raising of many saints after the resurrection. First, Gurtner claims that these events were not historical, but formed an apocalyptic vision that was experienced by the centurion guarding Jesus at his crucifixion.68 According to Gurtn...
In the next breath of his narrative, Matthew states that the rocks around Jerusalem split and that a number of saints buried nearby were resurrected and entered the city. According to Raymond Johnson, Matthew deliberately included these details to parallel Jesus’ resurrection and show their lesser importance to Jesus’ greater resurrection, highligh...
Next Matthew’s text records that when an unnamed, but presumably important, pagan Roman centurion with his pagan Roman guard entourage: “saw the earthquake and what took place, they were filled with awe, and said “Truly this was the Son of God!” (ESV). In Matthew’s Gospel, this exclamation appears to have taken place after the resurrection. For, am...
Whilst Matthew certainly knew well the prevailing Jewish beliefs of his day, it is also clear that Matthew appealed to those who belonged to the Roman belief system while writing his Gospel, and assigns this earthquake and the darkness prodigia-like status—as signifiers of the breakdown in humanity’s relationship with the Divine—hence the importanc...
If the solders’ open and public announcements that Jesus is the Son of God and a righteous man in tones comparable to Julius Caesar was typical in the sense that they were renewing a relationship of peace with the Divine, their verbal content was most certainly atypical. Indeed, they flew in the face of traditional Roman religion with its own panth...
This article highlights the historical evidence for the earthquake that took place at Jesus’s death, together with the after-shock of Resurrection Sunday. I accept that the approach here may be unusual to some, and that the use of the Bible as a historical source is still somewhat controversial. However, it does lead to a number of important findin...
Verses 50-53 tell us that Jesus died and immediately the veil in the temple was torn from the top to the bottom. An earthquake occurred, rocks were split, tombs were opened, and many saints were resurrected. The question is, “Why were people resurrected when Jesus died?”.
Jan 14, 2024 · As you prayerfully walk the streets Jesus knew and sail the waters of the Sea of Galilee, the stories from Scripture will come alive before your eyes. Follow this guide to craft your own inspirational pilgrimage, taking time to reflect at each holy site.
Matthew 27:52-53. Unlike the first view, this view says the saints were not resurrected until after Jesus’ resurrection. It is clear that the rest of verse 52 through verse 53 occurred three days later when Jesus was resurrected.
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The entering on the sea (not getting wet but lowering below sea-level) represents all Christians' death with Jesus, while leaving the sea (getting out of the region below sea-level) represents the resurrection, spiritually on the believers, physically to Jesus and to the first-fruits.
