The phrase "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" lacks authenticity and has the style of [[liberal claptrap]]. It is implausible; it is unjustifiably weak in its portrayal of these women; and it undermines what the [[angel]] has just instructed them to do: tell the disciples and Peter. Of course these women told others as the angel -- a young man displaying strength -- asked them to do. Moreover, this event would not be in the [[Gospel of Mark]] unless the women told others. | The phrase "and they said nothing to anyone, for they were afraid" lacks authenticity and has the style of [[liberal claptrap]]. It is implausible; it is unjustifiably weak in its portrayal of these women; and it undermines what the [[angel]] has just instructed them to do: tell the disciples and Peter. Of course these women told others as the angel -- a young man displaying strength -- asked them to do. Moreover, this event would not be in the [[Gospel of Mark]] unless the women told others. |