Who Went To The Tomb To Check, and When?
Luke records Peter going to the Tomb after the women (who had been at the tomb) had come and reported to the disciples. However, from the context the writer begins in verse 10 to provide a summary of how the disciples did not believe even after being witnessed to by the group of women. His statement about Peter is listed after the statement of disbelief to point out that Peter (who had denied Jesus) did go to the tomb and confirmed the account of the women. The nature of a summary is such that the order is not necessarily given, but the final outcome. The women did testify to the disciples, and Peter did go to the tomb, but not necessarily in that order. From the reconciliation provided above, it is evident that Peter went to the tomb after Mary Magdalene came to him and before he had heard from the other women. However, this does not change the truth of the statement that all of the women (including Mary Magdalene) came to the disciples and testified about the empty tomb and that Jesu
