Mark 16:1

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Mark 16:1 is a New Testament verse in the Gospel of Mark that recounts the visit of several women, including Salome, to Jesus’ tomb after the Sabbath to anoint his body.

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Predicate Object
instanceOf Bible verse
Gospel of Mark verse
New Testament verse
associatedWithEvent resurrection of Jesus (immediate narrative context)
authoredBy traditionally Mark the Evangelist
book Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED
canonicalOrder second gospel
chapter Mark 16
follows Mark 15:47
languageOfComposition Koine Greek NERFINISHED
literaryGenre narrative
liturgicalUse Easter readings in some Christian traditions
locatedInCanon Synoptic Gospels NERFINISHED
mentionsEvent visit to Jesus’ tomb
mentionsObject spices
mentionsPerson Jesus NERFINISHED
Mary Magdalene NERFINISHED
Mary the mother of James NERFINISHED
Salome NERFINISHED
mentionsPlace tomb of Jesus NERFINISHED
mentionsReligiousPractice anointing the dead with spices
narrativeContext discovery of the empty tomb
originalAudience early Christian communities
parallelPassageTopic women at the tomb
partOf Christian Bible NERFINISHED
Gospel of Mark NERFINISHED
New Testament
positionInChapter opening verse of Mark 16
precedes Mark 16:2
purposeOfVisit to anoint Jesus’ body
relatedTo John 20:1
Luke 24:1
Matthew 28:1
religiousTradition Christianity
subjectMatter women visiting the tomb
textualNote introduces the resurrection narrative in Mark 16
theme devotion to Jesus after his death
preparation for resurrection narrative
timeReference after the Sabbath
early on the first day of the week (implied by context with Mark 16:2)
when the Sabbath was past
tradition empty tomb tradition
verseNumber 1

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