and was she permitted to touch him or not?68 The remaining contradictions relate to resurrection appearances elsewhere, and have already been noted under the heading of “differences.” Where did Jesus appear to his male disciples, in Galilee (Matthew) or in Jerusalem (Luke)? Why is it not possible to coordinate the Matthean Galilee appearance with the Johannine one? Reimarus takes it for granted that the arts of the harmonizer will be of no avail in the face of clear contradictions such as these.