Jerome, on Matt 28:8

“And they went out quickly from the sepulchre with fear and great joy, running to tell his disciples.”

“This may be always observed, both in the Old and New Testament, that when there is an appearance of any majestic person, the first thing done is to banish fear, that the mind being tranquillized may receive the things that are said.”

Imported from an open dataset — not yet checked against the printed edition.