". . . And, behold, the veil of the temple was rent in twain from the top to the bottom;
"and the earth did quake,
"and the rocks rent;
"And the graves were opened;
"and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
"And came out of the graves after his resurrection,
"and went into the holy city,
"and appeared unto many."
I understand those statments in the context as historical and unique to Matthew's account.
Two events conected. At the time of Christ's physcial death and following Christ`s resurrection. The split in v.52 with the conjuction after the words, "And the graves were opened; . . ."
The graves being opened at Christ's physcial death. And the saints being raised following Christ`s resurrection.
Any other hermeneutic comes accoss as eisegetical and needs to be explained.
"and the earth did quake,
"and the rocks rent;
"And the graves were opened;
"and many bodies of the saints which slept arose,
"And came out of the graves after his resurrection,
"and went into the holy city,
"and appeared unto many."
I understand those statments in the context as historical and unique to Matthew's account.
Two events conected. At the time of Christ's physcial death and following Christ`s resurrection. The split in v.52 with the conjuction after the words, "And the graves were opened; . . ."
The graves being opened at Christ's physcial death. And the saints being raised following Christ`s resurrection.
Any other hermeneutic comes accoss as eisegetical and needs to be explained.
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