Not much is said about the Friday after His death. Mark 16:1 records that “When the Sabbath was over, Mary Magdalene, Mary the mother of James, and Salome bought spices so that they might go to anoint Jesus’ body.” Luke 23:56 records that “Then they went home and prepared spices and perfumes. But they rested on the Sabbath in obedience to the commandment.”
Reconciling these two things is a matter of debate. Mark’s account appears that the Sabbath mentioned is the weekly Sabbath (Saturday) because verse two says that they went to the tomb on the first day of the week. In Luke’s account, verse 55 says the women watched where Joseph placed the body, and then they went home to prepare spices. So, what is the timing of the women and the spices? Did they have spices at home to prepare, or did they buy the spices after the Sabbath before going to the tomb? And if the latter is the case, then when did they prepare the spices?
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