Easter Sunday, morning after thoughts

Good Morning!

Well, the main thought I have leftover bouncing around in my head from yesterday's readings is a minor variation in some of the manuscripts used to construct the New Testament.

In the passage we read yesterday, Matthew 28:5 & 6 say: "But the angel said to the women, "Do not be afraid; I know that you are looking for Jesus who was crucified. 6 He is not here; for he has been raised, as he said. Come, see the place where he lay." But some other manuscripts have vs 6: reading: "come, see the place where _The Lord_ lay." This, for instance, is how the KJV & NKJV translations read.

Without getting into a deep quagmire on textual criticism and how the new testament is constructed, I'll simply say that the older manuscripts don't have the word "Lord," but merely say "he"......thus it is considered that a zealous scribe somewhere along the way ADDED that word--and copies from his text from that point on contained the word.

While I am generally ok with accepting that Matthew's original Gospel probably didn't say "come, see the place where _The Lord_ lay," I can certainly sympathize and even agree (on a theological level) with the nameless, zealous scribe who made the addition. His point is a very valid one.......that even in DEATH, even in that cold dank tomb, Jesus remains Lord of the situation.

Moving into the realm of super-speculation, perhaps this had even been part of the scribe's personal experience in faith. Perhaps he too had recognized that even in his darkest hour, even at a time his world had come unraveled, Jesus had not deserted him, but remained Lord of his life. It's a neat concept to think about....

Cheers,

TM