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Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?
Husband and wife? Don't know? NOT husband and wife?
And I'd be interested in your reasoning.
Husband and wife? Don't know? NOT husband and wife?
And I'd be interested in your reasoning.
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7Most likely (or definitely) Husband and Wife28.57%2Most likely (or definteily) NOT Husband and Wife14.29%1Don't really know57.14%4The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him. -
It doesn't say.
I've had my own Emmaus road situation once.
Back in high school on our senior trip we went to New York City. We were waiting for our bus after visiting downtown and I wandered into a store. When I came out everyone was gone! I missed the bus!
So I hailed a cab and went back to the hotel. The principal called the room and was relieved that I was there after they noticed I was missing. He was impressed I was smart enough to get a cab back to the hotel. He told me that I could take a cab to the Smithsonian and they would meet me there after they finished at the Statue of Liberty.
While I was waiting in the lobby of the Smithsonian, some other students wandered in and I heard them talking about "the kid who missed the bus" so I wandered into the group and asked them what happened, and one girl said, "Didn't you hear about the kid who missed the bus! I heard he took a cab back to the hotel and is supposed to meet us here! I would never know what to do in that situation would you?"
I said, "Yeah, I think I would have figured it out."
Then a few minutes later the principal and the rest of the students came in and the principal came up to me and announce how I did the right thing and if anyone else gets lost to do the same. The girl who was talking to me gave me a dirty look and I just shrugged my shoulders.
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Not going to choose an option just yet, but my gut feeling after taking a look at the passage is that they're two male disciples. I see no indication in the text that one of them was a woman, or that they were married. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but I do think there would have been some sort of indication in the text if that was the case.Originally posted by Cow Poke View PostComment
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The only thing that makes me maybe wonder if they were husband and wife is that they invited Jesus to stay with them. Also, everybody was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and families would certainly have been together for the high holy day, so maybe it was a married couple.
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I'll provide the source for why I wondered about this in a bit...Originally posted by Chrawnus View PostThe first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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That moves close to the reasoning that brought me to this question.Originally posted by mossrose View PostThe only thing that makes me maybe wonder if they were husband and wife is that they invited Jesus to stay with them. Also, everybody was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and families would certainly have been together for the high holy day, so maybe it was a married couple.
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One was a woman because there was an offer of a meal involved, ha ha?Comment
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Naw, I guess I'll go look for what it was that triggered this.... mossy seemed (HEY-- I GOT A PACKAGE!!!!!) to have pretty much the same logic.Originally posted by Esther View Post
Hmmmm.... this isn't the one, but it's very close....
Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?
Last edited by Cow Poke; 04-20-2020, 04:16 PM.The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Lemme look....Originally posted by mossrose View Post
Did everything arrive safely?The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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The first to state his case seems right until another comes and cross-examines him.Comment
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Originally posted by Cow Poke View Post
yeah I don't think Mary would have a sister named Mary.
(reminds me of the Bob Newhart show with Darryl, Darryl and Darryl.
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Ahem. It was Larry, Darryl and Darryl.Originally posted by Sparko View Postyeah I don't think Mary would have a sister named Mary.
(reminds me of the Bob Newhart show with Darryl, Darryl and Darryl.)
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Fantsmical! 
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