The concept of Jesus' crucifixion is based on the writings of Jesus' disciples, who did not witness the event by
themselves. They all fled when Jews came to arrest Jesus (see Mark 14:50). Therefore, their description of
Jesus' crucifixion is doubtful. After reading the gospels, many questions raise in our mind about Jesus'
crucifixion, death and resurrection:
1: The Vision of David (PBUH)
David (PBUH) was a great Prophet, God gave him Zaboor (The Psalms), which was the second Holy Book after
Torat. In the Psalms, there are many predictions about both Jesus and Muhammad (PBUT). Here I will only
discuss the predictions about Jesus:
I- God will hear Jesus' prayers
(Psalm 4:1) Hear me when I call, O God of my righteousness: thou hast enlarged me when I was in distress;
have mercy upon me, and hear my prayer.
(Psalm 5:2) Hearken unto the voice of my cry, my King, and my God: for unto thee will I pray.
(Psalm 6:7-9) Mine eye is consumed because of grief; it waxed old because of all mine enemies. Depart from
me, all ye workers of iniquity; for the LORD hath heard the voice of my weeping. The LORD hath heard my
supplication; the LORD will receive my prayer.
The New Testament affirms the above verses that God heard Jesus' prayers, when he feared the death and
prayed to God to save him (see Mark 14:35-36) :
(Hebrews 5:7) Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared.
II- Jesus will not be delivered to the Jews.
In the Psalms chapter 41, there is a detailed description about Jesus' last days on the earth, that God will
preserve him and will not let the enemies to catch Jesus. God will have mercy on Jesus and will keep him alive:
(Psalm 41:2) The LORD will preserve him, and keep him alive; and he shall be blessed upon the earth: and
thou wilt not deliver him unto the will of his enemies.
(Psalm 41:9-11) Yea, my own familiar friend, in whom I trusted, which did eat of my bread, hath lifted up his heel against me. But thou, O LORD, be merciful unto me, and raise me up, that I may requite them. By this I know that thou favourest me, because mine enemy doth not triumph over me.
In the above verse, it was foretold that if God will lift up Jesus before his enemies will arrest him, then it will be
his triumph over his enemies. And also it is foretold that Jesus will be sure that his enemies will never triumph
over him by crucifying him, because God will lift him up before to save him from the enemies.
III- God will lift Jesus before his death:
(Psalm 9:13) Have mercy upon me, O LORD; consider my trouble which I suffer of them that hate me, thou liftest me up from the gates of death.
IV- Jesus will not experience the grave:
(Psalm 6:4-5) Return, O Lord, deliver my soul, Oh save me for thy mercies' sake. For in death there is no
remembrance of thee: in grave who shall give thee thanks?
V- Jesus will not die
(Psalm 71:1-3) In thee, O LORD, do I put my trust: let me never be put to confusion. Deliver me in thy righteous, and cause me to escape: incline thine ear unto me, and save me......thou hast given commandment to save me; for Thou art my rock and fortress.
2: Another Prophecy of the Old Testament
(Hosea 6:6) For I desired mercy, and not sacrifice; and the knowledge of God more than burnt-offering.
Jesus repeated the same words before the Jews:
(Matthew 9:13) But go ye and learn what that meaneth, I will have mercy, and not sacrifice; for I am not come to call the righteous, but the sinners to repentance.
3: Jesus did not want to die.
I- Jesus worked out a strategy of self-defense:
(Luke 22:36) Then he (Jesus) said unto them (disciples) "But now, he that hath a purse, let him take it, and likewise his scrip; and he that hath no SWORD, let him sell his garment, and buy one.
(Luke 22:38) And they (disciples) said "Lord, behold, here are two SWORDS." And he (Jesus) said unto them "It is enough."
(Matthew 26:51) And, behold, one of those who were with Jesus stretched out his hand, and drew his SWORD, and struck a servant of the high priests, and cut off his ear.
II- Jesus was sad to die:
(Matthew 26:38) Then he said to them, "My soul is very sorrowful, even unto death; remain here, and watch
over me." (also Mark 14:34)
III- Jesus cried bitterly and prayed to God for three times, to save him from death:
(Matthew 26:39-44) And going a little farther he fell on his face and prayed, "My Father, if it be possible, let this
cup pass from me; nevertheless, not as I will, but as thou wilt...Again, for the second time, he went away and
prayed, "My Father, if this cannot pass unless I drink it, thy will be done.'...So, leaving them again, he went away
and prayed for the third time, saying the same words. (see also Mark 14:35-36, and Luke 22:42)
4: Sign of Prophet Jonas (Yunas in Islam):
(Matthew 12:39) But he (Jesus) answered and said unto them "An evil and adulterous generation seeketh after a sign; and there shall no sign be given to it, but the sign of the Prophet Jonas."
Prophet Jonas was in whale's belly for three days, and people believed that he was dead. But he never died,
was alive, didn't experience physical death. Jesus compared his sign with Jonas, so it clearly means that he
could not experience death.
5: Jesus' Prayers
I- Jesus prayed to God to save him
Jesus prayed God to save him from death (see Mark 14:35-36, and Luke 22:42), he cried while praying, fearing the death and sufferings. And Bible also claims that God heard his prayer:
II- God heard Jesus' Prayers:
(Hebrews 5:7) Who in the days of his flesh, when he had offered up prayers and supplications with strong crying and tears unto him that was able to save him from death, and was heard in that he feared.
So if God heard his prayers from what he feared (death), then how could God betray him by sending him the
death?
III- God sent an Angel to strengthen Jesus:
When Jesus prayed to God (Matthew 26:39-44) by crying and asking Him to save him from suffering and death. God heard his prayers (Hebrews 5:7), and then sent an Angel to Jesus to save him from crucifixion:
(Luke 22:43): And there appeared an Angel unto him from heaven, strengthening him.
6: Jesus was alive, and hiding himself
After resurrection, Jesus appeared to only few selected people, but not to all (Matthew 28:16-17) and met his
disciples in a particular place, so that no one else could see him. This simply indicates that Jesus was afraid to be seen by the Jews, that's why he was hiding himself from them. And if he really died and resurrected, then he did not need to be hesitant to appear before the Jews, but he was hesitant only because he did not die nor resurrected, but was alive. That's why he took only short trips, hid himself from the enemies, and when the women saw him, he told them to only inform his disciples to go to Galilee where he will meet them. (Matthew 28:9-10).
These evidence affirm Quran's claim:
(Quran 4:157) And they said (in boast), "We killed Christ Jesus the son of Mary, the Messenger of God": But they killed him not, nor crucified him, but it was made to appear to them so, and those who differ therein are full of doubts with no (certain) knowledge, but they follow only conjecture. For a surety they killed him not.
After the so-called resurrection, Jesus never claimed to have resurrected, but only tried to prove to his disciples that he was alive:
(Luke 24:39-40) Behold my hands and my feet, that it is I myself; handle me and see; for a spirit has no flesh
and bones, as you see me have. And when he spoken, he showed them his hands and his feet.
7: Jesus had no signs of wounds on his body
All 4 gospels do not provide any evidence that when Jesus showed his hands and feet to the disciples, at that
time his hands and feet had any sign of wounds (because of crucifixion). If he really had any kind of wounds,
then certainly it would be mentioned in the gospels. The gospels are silent on this matter, it simply means that Jesus did not have any wound when he showed his hands and feet to his disciples. And that's why his disciples were hesitant to believe him, and he was trying his best to prove that he is alive:
(Luke 24:41-43) And they yet not believed for joy, and wondered, he (Jesus) said unto them,"Have you here
any meat?" And they gave him a piece of broiled fish and of a honeycomb, and he took it, and did eat before
them.
He appeared only before his disciples and tried to prove to them that he is alive (not resurrected), only because he was alive, nor he was crucified neither died. Otherwise he could appear before all the people, and it was also beneficial for his mission that many people could believe that he is Son of God, the Savior etc. But he did not do so, only because he was hiding from the enemies.
8: Jesus was transfigured
Much earlier from the event of the crucifixion, Jesus was transfigured:
(Mark 9:2) And after six days Jesus taketh with him Peter, and James, and John, and leadeth them up into a
high mountain apart by themselves; and he was transfigured before them.
Then how could it not be possible that his appearance could be changed and the Jews crucified some one else, and did not recognize Jesus? It is a very strong possibility, because after the so-called resurrection, the very closed devotee of Jesus, Mary Magdalene did not recognize Jesus:
(John 20:14) And when she (Mary) had thus said, she turned herself back, and saw Jesus standing, AND KNEW NOT THAT IT WAS JESUS.
If a very closed-one of Jesus did not recognize him, then how could the enemies recognize him? Before
crucifying Jesus, God must helped him to be saved, by destroying the wisdom of the Jews:
(1 Corinthians 1:19) For it is written, I will destroy the wisdom of the wise, and will bring to nothing the
understanding of the prudent.
Quran also affirms it:
(Quran 3:54) And (the unbelievers) plotted and planned, And Allah planned too, and the best of planners is
Allah.
9: Satan wanted Jesus to die, not God
(John 13:2) And during supper, when the devil had already put it into the heart of Judas Iscariot, Simon's son, to betray him.
(John 13:26-27) So when he had dipped the morsel, he gave it to Judas, the son of Simon Iscariot. Then after the morsel, Satan entered into him. Jesus said to him, "What you are going to do, do quickly."
It was Satan who wanted Jesus to be crucified and die, but not God. And the people who believe that Jesus was crucified and died, they are entangled by Satan.
The Gospel of Infancy of Jesus, which is now a part of Apocrypha, and is not included in the Canonized Bible,
describes that in the infancy of Jesus, when Judas Iscariot was an infant too, Satan possessed him. He was
taken to Mary, who put him near Jesus, and Judas attacked Jesus:
(Gospel of Infancy of Jesus 14:5-8) Then Judas, who was possessed, came and sat down at the right hand of
Jesus. When Satan was acting upon him as usual, he went about to bite the Lord Jesus. And because he could not do it, he struck Jesus on the right side, so that he cried out. And in the same moment Satan went out of the boy, and ran away like a mad dog.
So, since Jesus' infancy, Satan wanted Jesus to die, and Judas was Satan's medium since the beginning till to the end.
10: Did Jesus die for the sins of others?
I- Every one bears his own sin
Jesus said that he did not come to destroy the law of the Old Testament. And the Old Testament says that no
one can die for the sins of others:
(Ezekiel 18:20) The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the iniquity of the father, neither shall the father bear the iniquity of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him.
(Deuteronomy 24:16) The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.
According to the Old Testament, every man is responsible for his own sin, and a person could not be punished for others' sins. Then how could Jesus die for the sins of others? And if he really died for our sins, then he did not need to say:
(Matthew 5:29-30) And if thy right eye offend thee, pluck it out and cast it from thee; And if thy right hand offend thee, cut it off, and cast it from thee; for it is profitable for thee that one of thy members should perish, and not that thy whole body should be cast into hell.
Jesus frightened his followers from the hell in the above verses, then how could he die for our sins?
II- The Savior
It is one of the main beliefs of the Christians that Jesus is their Savior. But according to the Old Testament, God is the only Savior of human being, and besides One & Only Almighty God, no one else could be our Savior:
(Isaiah 43:3) For I am the LORD, your God, the Holy One of Israel, your Savior.
(Isaiah 45:15) Verily thou art a God that hidest thyself, O God of Israel, the Savior.
(Isaiah 45:21) Tell ye, and bring them near, yea, let them take counsel together: who hath declared this from
ancient time? Who hath told it from that time? Have not I the Lord? And there is no God else beside Me; a just God and a Savior; there is none beside Me.
(Isaiah 45:22) Look unto Me, and be ye saved, all the ends of the earth; for I am God, and there is none else.
The above verses clearly deny Jesus or any one else to be our Savior, and we could be saved only by One and Only God. Thus, the theory of Jesus' crucifixion is proved false by the Old Testament, Jesus was not crucified to save us, and he was not our Savior at all.
11: Jesus complaint God that He left him alone?
When Jesus was crucified (according to the Christians), people mocked and tortured him, he cried loudly and
complaint to God:
(Matthew 27:46) My God, my God, why have you forsaken me? (also Mark 15:34)
The person who preached God's message to the people in his entire life, even his prayers were heard by God to not let him suffer on the cross (Hebrews 5:7), and Jesus was sure of it, then how could he cry and complaint God that He forsook him? Surely, he was not Jesus who was on the cross.
12: Jesus' Authority!
Gospels have many of such verses, in which Jesus claimed to have the authority to forgive sins.
(Matthew 9:6) But that you may know that the Son of man has authority on earth to forgive sins. (also Mark 2:
5,10 and Luke 5:20-24)
(Luke 7:48) And he (Jesus) said to her, "Your sins are forgiven."
If Jesus had the authority to forgive sins of the people, then there was no need to be crucified and die for the
sins of others. He could simply forgive all people and make them pure from sins, without facing the humiliation on the cross. And if he really was crucified and died, then it simply means that he did not have the "Authority"; to forgive sins.
13: The doubtful disciples of Jesus
Jesus' disciples were doubtful, they had doubts in Jesus. In many occasions Jesus became angry on them and told them that they have very little faith:
I- The Disciples often didn't understand Jesus' words
(Matthew 15:15-17) The answered Peter and said unto him (Jesus), "Declare unto us this parable." And Jesus said, "Are ye also yet without understanding? Do not ye yet understand.."
(Matthew 16:8-11) When Jesus perceived, he said unto them (disciples), "O ye of little faith, why reason ye
among yourselves, because ye have brought no bread? Do ye not understand, neither remember the five
loaves of the five thousand, and how many baskets ye took up? How is it that ye do not understand that I spake it not you concerning bread, that ye should beware of the leaven of the Pharisees and of the Sadducees?"
(Matthew 16:23) But he (Jesus) turned, and said unto Peter, "Get thee behind me, Satan: thou art an offence
unto me: for thou savourest not the things that be of God, but those that be of men."
(Matthew 26:8-10) But when his disciples saw it, they had indignation, saying, "To what purpose is that waste?
For this ointment might have been sold for much, and given to poor." When Jesus understood it, he said unto
them, "Why trouble ye the woman? For she hath wrought a good work upon me."
II- The Disciples had little faith:
(Matthew 14:31) And immediately Jesus stretched forth his hand, and caught him, and said unto him, "O thou of little faith, wherefore didst thou doubt?"
(Matthew 17:19-20) Then came the disciples to Jesus apart, and said, "Why could not we cast him (the devil)
out?" And Jesus said unto them, "Because of your unbelief..."
(Matthew 21:20-21) And when disciples saw it, they marvelled, saying, "How soon is the fig tree withered away!" Jesus answered and said unto them, "Verily I say unto you, if ye have faith, and doubt not, ye shall not only do this, which is done to the fig tree, but also if ye shall say unto this mountain 'Be thou removed and be thou cast into the sea': whatsoever ye shall ask in prayer, believing, ye shall receive."
(Matthew 17:6) And when the disciples heard it, they fell on their face, and were sore afraid.
Jesus confessed that his disciples have little faith, also he confessed on many occasions that his disciples did not understand his words. And most importantly not a single disciple was present when Jesus was being put on the cross, all disciples fled away before that. Even one disciple refused to recognize Jesus, his name was
Simon, and Jesus named him Peter, which means Rock. And the Rock betrayed him three times before the Jews (see Matthew 26:69-74). Jesus' disciples were not trustworthy, they were doubtful, and often did not understand what Jesus really meant, that's why a sensible person could never blindly believe in their writings. Also after Jesus' departure, many so-called Christian saints preached Christianity to mislead the simple people. Paul himself confessed it:
(Philippians 1:15-16) Some indeed preach Christ even of envy and strife, and some also of goodwill. The one
preach Christ of contention, not sincerely, supposing to add affliction to my bonds.
III- The Christian saints committed adultery:
(Revelation 2:20) Notwithstanding I (Jesus) have a few things against thee (disciples), because thou sufferest
that woman Jezbel, which calleth herself a Prophetess, to teach and to Seduce my Servants to commit
fornication, and to eat things sacrificed unto idols.
14: The Earlier Christians did not believe in Jesus' Crucifixion:
Soon after the ascend of Jesus, his followers were divided into different groups who had different beliefs about Jesus' departure and teaching. The Corinthians doubted about the Resurrection of Jesus, that's why Paul wrote 1 Corinthians 15, because the Corinthians had doubts, and Paul tried his best in the 1 Corinthians 15 to convince them. (For more details, read the complete chapter of 1 Corinthians 15).
The Galatians also did not believe the Gospels, which were written by Jesus' disciples. They believed that those disciples did not witness Jesus' last days, that's why they refused to accept their gospels, and they followed some other gospel:
(Galatians 1:6-9) I (Paul) marvel that ye are so soon removed from him that called you into the grace of Christ unto ANOTHER GOSPEL. Which is not ANOTHER but there be some that trouble you, and would pervert the
gospel of Christ. But though we, or an angel from heaven, preach ANY OTHER GOSPEL unto you than which
we have preached unto you, let him bee accursed. As we said before, so say I now again, IF ANY MAN PREACH ANY OTHER GOSPEL unto you than that ye have received, let him be accursed.
The major sects of Christianity in the earlier days were Gnosticism and Docetism, who did not believe Jesus'
crucifixion and death, even they did not believe in the Gospels written by Jesus' disciples. A document was
written by a priest Irenaeus in the 2nd century CE, which was called "Adversus Hereses" (Against Heresies) in which he declared that Jesus was not crucified. Another historian "Basilides" who was from Alexandria, also denied Jesus' crucifixion, he even wrote that Jesus watched as Simon of Cyrene was being crucified. Basilides' information was based on Glaucius' teaching, who had acted as interpreter for Simon Peter, one of Jesus' disciples, learned this secret from Peter, and Basilides heard it from him. Basilides wrote a new "Bible" in which the gospels were corrected in the light of the information he had received from Glaucius. Till the 4th century CE, many Christians followed the theory that "Jesus was not crucified". But later the Catholic church was established, and also the Orthodox gained the power, so they were declared as "Heresy".
15: Contradictory Descriptions of the Crucifixion in the Gospels
All four Gospels contradict with each other in describing the event of Jesus' Crucifixion, by making it doubtful to believe. None of Jesus' disciples witnessed the event, they all fled when Jews came to arrest Jesus, even one disciple fled nakedly:
(Mark 14:50-52) And they all (disciples) forsook him (Jesus), and fled. And there followed him a certain young man (disciple), having a linen cloth cast about his naked body; and the young men (the Jews) laid hold on him. And he left the lined cloth, and fled from them naked.
The people who claimed to be Jesus' disciples, betrayed him on a hard time of his life and fled for their own
lives' sake, by leaving Jesus alone to die. Such people could not be trustworthy at all. They wrote 4 Gospels,
claimed that Jesus was crucified, but they were not present there by themselves, they relied on the words of the other people, no matter if they were telling the truth or not. That's why all 4 gospels contradict with each other in description of Jesus' Crucifixion, and I am giving the account of them in below:
I- Who followed Jesus after his arrest?
(Matthew 26:58) Peter
(Mark 14:54) Peter
(Luke 22:54) Peter
(John 18:15) Peter and another disciple.
II- Where was Jesus taken immediately after his arrest?
Matthew, Mark and Luke say that Jesus was taken directly to the high priest (Matthew 26:57, Mark 14:53 and
Luke 22:54).
John says that Jesus was taken first to Annas, the father-in-law of the high priest (John 18:13) who, after an
indeterminate period of time, sent Jesus to the high priest (John 18:24).
III- How many times did the cock crow, when Peter refuse to recognize Jesus?
(Matthew 26:74-75) One Time.
(Mark 14:72) Two Times.
(Luke 22:60-61) One Time.
(John 18:27) Two Times.
IV- Was Jesus questioned by Herod?
Luke says that Pilate sent Jesus to Herod who questioned Jesus at length and then returned Jesus to Pilate
(Luke 23:7-11).
Matthew, Mark and John make no mention of Herod.
V- When did the priests and scribes gather together to question Jesus?
Matthew 26:57 describes that on the night Jesus was arrested the priests and scribes were gathered together
prior to Jesus being brought to the high priest.
Mark 14:53 describes the priests and scribes gathered together on the night of Jesus' arrest after Jesus was
brought to the high priest.
Luke 22:66 describes the priests and scribes assembled the day after Jesus was arrested.
John mentions only the high priest, no other priests or scribes play a role in questioning Jesus.
VI- Was Jesus silent before Pilate?
(Matthew 27:12-14) Yes, he was silent.
(Mark 15:3-5) Yes, he was silent.
(Luke 23:4-7) Pilate did not ask him too many questions, as both Matthew and Mark mentioned in their Gospels.
(John 18:33-37) A very long question and answer by Pilate and Jesus, in which Jesus gave detailed replies to
Pilate.
VII- Who put the robe on Jesus?
Matthew 27:28, Mark 15:17 and John 19:2 say that after Pilate had Jesus scourged and turned over to his
soldiers to be crucified, the soldiers placed a scarlet or purple robe on Jesus as well as a crown of thorns.
Luke 23:11, in contradiction to Matthew, Mark and John, says that the robe was placed on Jesus much earlier
by Herod and his soldiers. Luke mentions no crown of thorns.
VIII- They put Jesus on Tree or Cross?
(Mark 15:21) They put Jesus on the cross.
(1 Peter 2:24) They put Jesus on the tree. (also Galatians 3:13)
IX- What was written on the Cross?
(Matthew 27:37) This is Jesus the King of the Jews.
(Mark 16:26) The King of the Jews.
(Luke 23:38) This is the King of the Jews.
(John 19:19) Jesus of Nazareth the King of Jews.
X- Who was bearing the Cross of Jesus?
(Matthew 27:32) They compelled Simon to bear the cross of Jesus. (also Luke 23:26 and Mark 15:21)
(John 19:17) Jesus was bearing his cross himself.
XI- Wine or Vinegar?
(Mark 15:23) They gave him wine mingled with myrrh to drink.
(Math. 27:34) They gave him vinegar mingled with gall to drink.
When Jesus was Crucified?
(Mark 15:25) It was the third hour, and they crucified him.
(John 19:14) It was the sixth hour, and he was not crucified yet.
XII- What about the Two Thieves, who were crucified with Jesus?
(Matthew 27:44) They both mocked on him.
(Mark 15:32) They both mocked on him.
(Luke 23:39-43) One thief believed in Jesus, and Jesus prayed for him.
(John 19:18-27) Both Thieves did not say a word.
XIII- How did Jesus breath his last? What were his last words?
(Matthew.27:46-50) And about the ninth hour Jesus cried out with a loud voice, saying, "Eli, Eli, Lama
Sabachthani?" And some of those who were standing there, when they heard it, began saying, "This man is
calling for Elijah". Immediately one of them ran, and taking a sponge, he filled it with sour wine and put it on a
reed, and gave him a drink. But the rest of them said, "Let us see whether Elijah will come to save Him". And
Jesus cried out again with a loud voice & yielded up His Spirit. (also Mark 15:34-37)
(Luke 23:46) And Jesus crying out with a loud voice, said, "Father, unto thy hands I commend my Spirit:" having said this, He breathed His last.
(John 19:27-30) Then He (Jesus) said to the disciple, "Behold your mother" From that hour the disciple took her into his own household. After this, Jesus knowing that all things already been accomplished, to fulfill the
Scripture, said, "I am thirsty". A Jar full of sour wine was standing there, so they put a sponge full of the sour
wine upon a branch of hyssop and brought up to His mouth. Therefore when Jesus had received the sour wine, He said, "It is finished!" And He bowed Hid head and gave up His Spirit.
XIV: How many days and nights was Jesus in the tomb?
Bible says that Jesus claimed to be in the grave for 3 days and 3 nights:
(Matthew 12:40) For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Jesus was buried on Friday's evening when the sun was setting (Mark 15:42-47). The next day to Sabbath
(Sunday) early in the morning Mary finds the tomb empty, at that time there was still dark (Mark 16:1-2). We can
understand the description of Mark as the chart given below:
Days Nights
- Friday
Saturday Saturday
- -
So, Jesus was in the tomb for only 1 day and 2 nights, but not 3 days and 3 nights as the gospel claims
(Matthew 12:40). Thus, this matter is doubtful to believe.
XV- - Who found the empty tomb of Jesus?
(Matthew 28:1) Two Women: 1-Mary Magdalene; 2-The other Mary.
(Mark 16:1) Three Women: 1-Mary Magdalene; 2-Mary the mother of James; 3-Salome.
(Luke 23:55, 24:1; 24:10) Several Women: 1-Mary Magdalene; 2-Joanna; 3-Mary the mother of James; And few other women whose name Luke did not write.
(John 20:1-4) Only One Woman: 1-Mary Magdalene.
XVI- Whom did they see at the tomb?
(Matthew 28:2) An Angel.
(Mark 16:5) A Young Man.
(Luke 24:4) Two Men.
(John 20:12) Two Angels.
XVII- To whom did the women tell about the empty tomb?
(Mark 16:8) They said nothing to anyone.
(Matthew 28:8) They ran to report it to His disciples.
(Luke 24:9) They reported these things to the eleven and to all the rest.
(John 20:18) Mary Magdalene announces to the disciples that she has seen the Lord.
XVIII- The Story of Fishermen happened when?
(Luke 5:1) The story of the fishermen happened at the beginning of Jesus' mission. (see also Mathew 4:18)
(John 21:1) The story of the fishermen happened after Jesus was resurrected from the dead.
XIX- Jesus appeared to how many disciples?
(Matthew 28:16) Eleven.
(1 Corinthians 15:5) Twelve.
XX- How Many times did appear after his resurrection?
Two times, according to Matthew (see Matthew 28:9-10; 28:17-18)
Three times, according to Mark (see Mark 16:9; 16:12; 16:14)
Two times, according to Luke (see Luke 24:13-31; 24:26-51)
Four times, according to John (see John 20:14-17; 20:19-23; 20:26-29; 21:1-23)
Six times, according to Paul (see 1 Cor. 15:5-8)
XXI- From where Jesus Ascended and when?
(Luke 24:51) Jesus' ascension took place in Bethany, on the same day as his resurrection.
(Acts 1:9-12) Jesus' ascension took place at Mount Olivet, forty days after his resurrection.
16: Conclusion:
All 4 gospels have contradictory description about Jesus' Crucifixion, they all differ from each other. Also their
writers were not present there to witness the event, they wrote what they heard from others, without confirming their claims. So, their descriptions are doubtful.
After carefully studying the Bible, we can say that Jesus was not crucified, nor he died neither resurrected, but he was alive, that's why he hid himself from the enemies and after the event he appeared to only his disciples and closed-ones, because he did not die nor resurrected, that's why he was hesitant. Also he prayed to God to save him from death, and gospels also confirms that his prayers were accepted by God. Then how could God let him suffer? The Prophecies of the Old Testament also foretold that Jesus will not be arrested, never be tortured, never be killed by the Jews, nor be buried in to the grave. Also, Jesus said that his sign would be same like of Jonas' (Prophet Yonas), and Prophet Jonas did not die and was alive in the whale's belly, but people believed that he was dead, so then how could Jesus die?