Sub-section Two: Resurrection and appearance:

Mark says: “And when the sabbath was past, Mary Magdalene, and Mary the mother of James, and Salome, had bought sweet spices, that they might come and anoint him. And very early in the morning the first day of the week, they came unto the sepulchre at the rising of the sun. And they said among themselves, Who shall roll us away the stone from the door of the sepulchre? And when they looked, they saw that the stone was rolled away: for it was very great. And entering into the sepulchre, they saw a young man sitting on the right side, clothed in a long white garment; and they were affrighted. And he saith unto them, Be not affrighted: Ye seek Jesus of Nazareth, which was crucified: he is risen; he is not here: behold the place where they laid him. But go your way, tell his disciples and Peter that he goeth before you into Galilee: there shall ye see him, as he said unto you. And they went out quickly, and fled from the sepulchre; for they trembled and were amazed: neither said they any thing to any man; for they were afraid.”[1]

Ninham says: “The suggested motive for this visit is, however, surprising, for it is difficult of believe that the purpose of the women was to anoint the body of a man who had been dead for a day and two nights.”[2]

So, differences among the Gospels continue till the end of the story. But what we have mentioned is enough to conclude that the story is just the product of imagination and it is rejected because a witness in a court would be rejected and accused of telling lies if his sayings proved contradictory.