The argument
The account is brief but concrete. It locates the opening at Yeshua's death and their emergence after his resurrection. Treating the report as decorative symbolism avoids the very bodily language Matthew chose.
Why it matters
Yeshua's resurrection is firstfruits without being solitary. The event enlarges resurrection history and creates unanswered questions the later church largely neglected.
What this teaching does not claim
Matthew does not give their names, number, words, destination, organization, or present condition. Those details must never be quoted as if they were in the passage.
