Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?

[Faber]

One was a woman because there was an offer of a meal involved, ha ha?

But neither of them asked for directions on how to get to Jerusalem. So they had to be men.

[Cow Poke]

But neither of them asked for directions on how to get to Jerusalem. So they had to be men.

And every picture that I tried to snag from the internetz web showed three men with beards, so....

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[Thoughtful Monk]

But neither of them asked for directions on how to get to Jerusalem. So they had to be men.

According to Luke 24:13-35, the two disciples had left Jerusalem and were going to the village of Emmaus when Jesus encountered them. The recognition of Jesus took place in Emmaus as they are described after recognizing Him as returning immediately to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples that they had seen Him.

[Cow Poke]

According to Luke 24:13-35, the two disciples had left Jerusalem and were going to the village of Emmaus when Jesus encountered them. The recognition of Jesus took place in Emmaus as they are described after recognizing Him as returning immediately to Jerusalem to tell the other disciples that they had seen Him.

Yes.... so.... are you adding something? and it was the breaking of bread in their house that seemed to have triggered the recognition.

[Thoughtful Monk]

And every picture that I tried to snag from the internetz web showed three men with beards, so....

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Of course we know they can't post anything on the Internet unless it's true.

[Cow Poke]

Of course we know they can't post anything on the Internet unless it's true.

EGGzackly!!!! But I still tend to think it was a married couple.

[Thoughtful Monk]

I'm just pointing that Faber's post had them going the wrong direction.

[Sparko]

My question is why couldn't they recognize him? Were they only peripherally in his circle so they didn't know his face well? Did he look different (do they shave the beard off when they bury someone?) or was it something 'magical' where Jesus kept them from recognizing him?

[mossrose]

Yes.... so.... are you adding something? and it was the breaking of bread in their house that seemed to have triggered the recognition.

No, I think that God revealed himself to them at the time he considered it to be right. It just took place at the breaking of the bread. I think it was concealed on purpose until the time was perfect.

[mossrose]

My question is why couldn't they recognize him? Were they only peripherally in his circle so they didn't know his face well? Did he look different (do they shave the beard off when they bury someone?) or was it something 'magical' where Jesus kept them from recognizing him?

Not magical, but divinely concealed until Christ had explained everything to them. They may not have been in the inner circle of disciples, but they surely would otherwise have recognized him unless it had been concealed until the time was right for Jesus to reveal it to them.

[Cow Poke]

I'm just pointing that Faber's post had them going the wrong direction.

Ah, gotcha!

[Cow Poke]

My question is why couldn't they recognize him?

Because they were holden!

Were they only peripherally in his circle so they didn't know his face well? Did he look different (do they shave the beard off when they bury someone?) or was it something 'magical' where Jesus kept them from recognizing him?

The way the sentence is structures, I'm thinking they were so intent in their 'problem' that they didn't actually look at Him, and it wasn't in God's time for them to recognize Him.

[Esther]

My question is why couldn't they recognize him? Were they only peripherally in his circle so they didn't know his face well? Did he look different (do they shave the beard off when they bury someone?) or was it something 'magical' where Jesus kept them from recognizing him?

Mary Magdalene (inner circle) also didn't recognise Jesus after his resurrection and thought he was the gardener. I haven't looked up why yet.

[Cow Poke]

Mary Magdalene (inner circle) also didn't recognise Jesus after his resurrection and thought he was the gardener. I haven't looked up why yet.

I think the traditional explanation was something like - she didn't expect to see Him, and here eyes were filled with tears.

[Sparko]

Mary Magdalene (inner circle) also didn't recognise Jesus after his resurrection and thought he was the gardener. I haven't looked up why yet.

it was early in the morning and he could have been in shadow?