What two disciples went to the tomb?

The Two Disciples at the Tomb depicts an event from the Gospel of Saint John in which Peter and John arrive at Christ's empty tomb. The bearded Peter looks downward with a somber gaze, but John appears transfixed, his face bathed in a golden light that signifies the presence of Christ's spirit.
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Who were the disciples that went to the tomb?

After being in the tomb Peter goes home, not back to the disciples. John has the women bring the report only to Peter and John the Beloved, and only these two go to the tomb, John entering first. They then return to their homes.
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Which two disciples ran the empty tomb?

There are two disciples in this narrative, Peter and the "other disciple" who according to the scholars was John. Both of them hurried to the tomb of the Lord after they had been told that He was not there anymore. Both of them had first-hand experience about the absence of Jesus' body.
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Did Peter and John go to the tomb?

' Peter therefore went out, and the other disciple, and were going to the tomb. So they both ran together, and the other disciple outran Peter and came to the tomb first.
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Who had followed Peter and John to the tomb?

John 20:6 is the sixth verse of the twentieth chapter of the Gospel of John in the Bible. Peter and the Beloved Disciple have just arrived at the empty tomb of Jesus. The Beloved Disciple, who arrived slightly ahead of Peter, paused outside the empty tomb.
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Who was the first apostle to go into the tomb?

So Peter and the other disciple started for the tomb. Both were running, but the other disciple outran Peter and reached the tomb first. He bent over and looked in at the strips of linen lying there but did not go in. Then Simon Peter came along behind him and went straight into the tomb.
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Who came to the tomb of Jesus?

The fifteenth-century Easter hymn "O filii et filiae" refers to three women going to the tomb on Easter morning to anoint the body of Jesus. The original Latin version of the hymn identifies the women as Mary Magdalene (Maria Magdalene), Mary of Joseph (et Iacobi), and Salome (et Salome).
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Who was the other disciple in John 18?

According to John 18:15 he is accompanied by 'another disciple'. In this article, I discuss the possibility that this other disciple was Judas. He is the one who was known to the high priest. The arguments to put him in this position are derived from a narrative analysis of the Gospel.
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Why are there two angels in graves?

Some have linked the two angels guarding the tomb with the pair that were said to guard the Ark of the Covenant. Wetstein has advanced a thesis linking the pair of angels to the pair of criminals who were crucified alongside Jesus.
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Who was the disciple Jesus loved?

On December 27, we celebrate the Feast of Saint John, Apostle and Evangelist – the “disciple Jesus loved” (John 13:23). As the author of a Gospel account, three epistles, and the book of Revelation, John was not only a close friend of Jesus during his time, but a spiritual teacher for the ages.
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Who won the race to the tomb?

It is often speculated that the tomb has come within sight and the two only run the last stretch. The act of running shows the deep concern the disciples had for the fate of Jesus' body. Westcott notes that the passage clearly indicates that Peter takes the lead and the Beloved Disciple merely follows him.
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Who was the other Mary at the tomb?

That Mary is Mary of Bethany, another woman entirely, Miles said. What's more, Miles wrote in an email to The Times, the Gospel of Matthew (27:61) refers to yet another Mary who was sitting opposite the crucified Jesus' tomb with Mary Magdalene.
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Are there male and female angels?

Angels don't have a gender in the traditional sense of male and female. Angels appear as men or women in the physical realm, in visions, and in dreams for certain representations that call for the use of appearing as a particular gender for specific reasons.
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Who are the two angels in the Bible?

The idea of seven archangels is most explicitly stated in the deuterocanonical Book of Tobit when Raphael reveals himself, declaring: "I am Raphael, one of the seven angels who stand in the glorious presence of the Lord, ready to serve him." (Tobit 12:15) The other two angels mentioned by name in the Bible are ...
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Who denied that John was an apostle?

The Gospel of Luke 22:59–62 describes the moment of the last denial as follows: About an hour later another asserted, "Certainly this fellow was with him, for he is a Galilean." Peter replied, "Man, I don't know what you're talking about!" Just as he was speaking, the rooster crowed.
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Was John related to Caiaphas?

John: relations with Romans

Annas, father-in-law of Caiaphas (John 18:13), had been high-priest from AD 6 to 15, and continued to exercise a significant influence over Jewish affairs.
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Why did John refer to himself as the disciple that Jesus loved?

Realizing the depth of Jesus' love for humanity, John personally exemplified it in his Gospel. Hence, he referred to himself as “the disciple whom Jesus loved.” If you were in his place, how would you call yourself?
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Did Mary Magdalene go to the tomb alone?

According to John 20:1–10, Mary Magdalene went to the tomb alone when it was still dark and saw that the stone had already been rolled away.
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Did Jesus have a wife?

"Christian tradition has long held that Jesus was not married, even though no reliable historical evidence exists to support that claim," King said in a press release.
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Who was Salome at Jesus tomb?

In the New Testament, Salome was a follower of Jesus who appears briefly in the canonical gospels and in apocryphal writings. She is named by Mark as present at the crucifixion and as one of the women who found Jesus's tomb empty.
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Who was the first apostle to believe in the resurrection?

The scene was used in a number of contexts in medieval art, including Byzantine icons. Where there was room all the apostles were often shown, and sometimes Thomas' acceptance of the Resurrection is shown, with Thomas kneeling and Jesus blessing him.
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How many guardian angels do we have?

There are three named angels in the bible, Porter said: Gabriel, Raphael, and Michael. “Those are the ones we need to know,” he said. “I don't think you need to know the name of your guardian angel, or even if it makes sense...it makes it seem as though your guardian angels is your pet.”
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What is Michael the Archangel of?

Michael the Archangel, in the Bible and in the Qurʾān (as Mīkāl), one of the archangels. He is repeatedly depicted as the “great captain,” the leader of the heavenly hosts, and the warrior helping the children of Israel.
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Who were James and Joses?

According to a tradition of Hegesippus (Eusebius III. 11), this Clopas was a brother of Joseph, making his wife Mary Jesus' aunt and this James the younger and Jose to be Jesus' cousins.
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