Contradiction with Matthew 12:40
This verse states that Jesus would be in the heart of the earth for three days and three nights, suggesting a timeline that contradicts the swiftness of Jesus' burial mentioned in Mark 15:45.
Matthew 12:40: For as Jonas was three days and three nights in the whale's belly; so shall the Son of man be three days and three nights in the heart of the earth.
Contradiction with John 19:32-33
These verses depict the soldiers breaking the legs of the crucified to hasten their death, contradicting the immediate confirmation of Jesus' death in Mark 15:45.
John 19:32-33: Then came the soldiers, and brake the legs of the first, and of the other which was crucified with him.
Contradiction with Luke 23:46-47
This passage describes the centurion's reaction after Jesus' death, yet Mark 15:45 presents Pilate's surprise at Jesus' quick demise, suggesting potential differences in perception of the timeline.
Luke 23:46-47: And when Jesus had cried with a loud voice, he said, Father, into thy hands I commend my spirit: and having said thus, he gave up the ghost.
Contradiction with John 19:39-40
These verses mention a detailed preparation and anointment with spices for Jesus' burial, proposing a more elaborate process that contradicts the hurried confirmation of death in Mark 15:45.
John 19:39-40: And there came also Nicodemus, which at the first came to Jesus by night, and brought a mixture of myrrh and aloes, about an hundred pound [weight].