Where this voice appears
- John 19:25
- John 20:1-18
What this person says
She reports the opened tomb, weeps, answers angels and Jesus, recognizes 'Teacher,' and announces that she has seen the Lord.
What this person understands
Recognition comes when Jesus speaks her name.
What this person misunderstands or does not yet see
She first assumes the body has been removed and mistakes Jesus for the gardener.
How the response changes
Her grief becomes recognition and commissioned proclamation.
Place in John's witness motif
Her witness begins the Easter pattern repeated by the disciples: encounter, word, and announcement.