These traditions, such as the resurrection narratives and the opening chapters of Acts, certainly give
us some very valuable clues concerning the rise of the Easter faith, but each of these has to be examined and evaluated before it can be used in constructing even a skeleton history in the events immediately following the death of Jesus.
It is
very valuable to understand how things worked in the past, because it offers
clues to those of us in the present who don't think «It's Different This Time.»