The women at the empty tomb Mark 16
Ian Paul
32.12
25 March 2024
12 November 2025
The gospel lectionary reading for Easter Sunday in Year B is the short ending of Mark 16. Despite being a short reading, it raises a lot of questions to explore.
(If you have chosen to read or speak on the reading from John 20, then the commentary on that passage is here https://www.psephizo.com/biblical-studies/meeting-the-risen-jesus-by-the-empty-tomb-in-john-20/ and the video discussion of it can be found here https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=cT4jEuTrdoA.)
Who were the women who came to the tomb? Why was the stone rolled away? And who is the man that they meet? What does he say to them—what is its significance—and why do they respond the way that they do?
Come and join James and Ian as they discuss all these issues, their implications, and how we might read and preach on this passage.
Revd James Blandford-Baker is vicar of Histon and Impington, two villages just north of Cambridge. Revd Dr Ian Paul is Associate Minister of St Nic's, Nottingham, and writes the widely-read blog www.psephizo.com. Full written commentary behind the discussion can be found on the blog each week.