The Empty Tomb: He Is Not Here

The chapters

1. Chapter 1 · 5 min · Free

   The First Day of the Week

   Three women, a jar of spices, and a stone too heavy to move. Except it already has.

   Sources: Mark 16:1–8; Matthew 28:1–10; Luke 24:1–12; Josephus, Antiquities 4.219

2. Chapter 2 · 5 min · Free

   Mary Magdalene

   She takes him for the gardener. Then he says her name.

   Sources: John 20:1–18; Luke 8:1–3; Gregory the Great, Homily 33 (591)

3. Chapter 3 · 5 min

   The Road to Emmaus

   A stranger walks with them for hours. They only know him when he breaks the bread.

   Sources: Luke 24:13–35; Eusebius, Church History 3.11 (Hegesippus)

4. Chapter 4 · 5 min

   Breakfast by the Lake

   A night of empty nets, a stranger on the beach, and three questions for Peter.

   Sources: John 20:19–29; 21:1–19; Matthew 28:16–20; Luke 24:36–49; Jerome, Commentary on Ezekiel 47

5. Chapter 5 · 5 min

   Fifty Days

   A harvest festival, a rushing wind, and a crowd from every corner of the known world.

   Sources: Acts 1:1–2:47; 1 Corinthians 15:3–8; Acts 11:26; Josephus, Antiquities 20.200–203; Tacitus, Annals 15.44; Pliny, Letters 10.96

Who’s who

The people you meet. Each one is a hero card you can collect.

• SalomeFollower from Galilee · At the Tomb
• JoannaPatron of the Mission · Witness at the Tomb
• CleopasDisciple on the Emmaus Road
• PeterFisherman · The Rock
• James, Brother of JesusThe Just · Leader in Jerusalem
• Mary MagdaleneApostle to the Apostles · First Witness

What you’ll be able to tell

This story belongs to the journey “The Last Week”. By the end of it, you can tell what happened between Palm Sunday and Easter, who decided what, and why the Gospels tell it four ways.

Stories in this journey

1. The Passion: Before the Rooster Crows
2. The Empty Tomb: He Is Not Here