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They Invented the Resurrection Story… So Why Choose Women as the First Witnesses? (Podcast)

They Invented the Resurrection Story… So Why Choose Women as the First Witnesses? (Podcast)

Wednesday, October 28, 2026
If the Gospel writers were inventing a story designed to persuade a first-century audience, why place Mary Magdalene and other women at the center of the discovery of the empty tomb? Why not Peter, John, Joseph of Arimathea, or a respected religious leader? In a culture where women often carried less authority in formal public […] The post They Invented the Resurrection Story… So Why Choose Women as the First Witnesses? (Podcast) first appeared on Cold Case Christianity.