The fact that women are the first witnesses to the empty tomb is most plausibly explained by the reality that - like it or not - they were the discoverers of the empty tomb!
Ukweli kwamba wanawake ndio mashahidi wa kwanza wa kaburi tupu kwa uwezekano mwingi inaelezwa kwa ukweli kwamba – kama huo au sio - kuwa wao ndio waligundua kaburi tupu! Hii inaonyesha kwamba waandishi wa Injili kumbukumbu kwa uaminifu walinakili kile kilichotokea, hata kama ilikuwa aibu.