In light of this, it's absolutely remarkable that the chief witnesses to the empty tomb are these women... Any later legendary account would have certainly portrayed male disciples as discovering the tomb - Peter or John, for example.
Katika mwanga wa hili, ni ajabu kwamba mashahidi wakuu wa kaburi tupu ni hawa wanawake... kumbukumbu yoyote ile ya baadaye bila shaka ingehuzisha wanafunzi wa kiume kama ndio wa kugundua kaburi - Petro au Yohana, kwa mfano.