In the gospel reading today, two of Jesus’s disciples were traveling to Emmaus. 13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles [] from Jerusalem. Luke says (v. 16) "Their eyes were holden that they should not know Him." The time when the two disciples left Jerusalem is not mentioned, but it was probably early in the afternoon, as the distance was about eight miles, and they seem to have reached Emmaus about sundown. I have given the commentary ( most of it) .
The journey to Emmaus is both a literal and a spiritual journey.
In the gospel reading today, two of Jesus’s disciples were traveling to Emmaus. He blesses and breaks bread with them and then vanishes from sight. Emmaus was a town about 19 miles west of Jerusalem. The events on the road to Emmaus are discussed in Luke 24. Every picture shows two men with Jesus. The two disciples were on the road to Emmaus, when Jesus joined them. 3. The Way to Emmaus. Luke 24:13-35 New International Version (NIV) On the Road to Emmaus. Who were the two people whom Jesus met? On one hand it recounts the story of two disciples who, after the crucifixion and resurrection of our Lord, walk seven miles from Jerusalem to their village of Emmaus. ... as He does to all who walk the Emmaus road, and asked them why they were sad. When the Lord met the two He was not recognized by them. The Appearance on the Road to Emmaus Now that very day two of them were going to a village seven miles from Jerusalem called Emmaus,and they were conversing about all the things that had occurred. “13 Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus…
I think there are five truths that are revealed in today’s reading from the Gospel of Luke: 1)The two disciples walking along the road to Emmaus didn’t recognize Jesus when He …
Their … For not only the two disciples on the way to Emmaus, but all believers on the way to heaven, need to have the Scriptures opened to them.
I would like for you, Bro Rich, explain to me why it is more logical to think there was a woman on the road to Emmaus. Perhaps we need to learn to trust and praise Jesus in order to experience His revelation. Two disciples of Jesus were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus on the day that Jesus rose from the dead. As they traveled, a man joined them—the resurrected Jesus, although they did not recognize Him.
It is good to stop for a moment and reflect on the fact that there were no solitary Christians in the readings for mass today, and there is a very good reason for that. “Two Disciples On The Road To Emmaus!” Our sermon text is recorded in the Gospel according to St. Luke, chapter twenty-four, verses thirteen through thirty-two: “Now behold, two of them were traveling that same day to a village called Emmaus, which was seven miles from Jerusalem.
Yes, Luke’s passage doesn’t say “THERE WERE TWO MEN WALKING TO EMMAUS”… If Cleophas was a disciple it make more sence to read it as two men, not a man and a woman. The Bible Study Hour ... he was walking along the road from Jerusalem to Emmaus, as those two disciples had done nearly 2,000 years ago on the morning of Jesus’ Resurrection.
The events on the road to Emmaus are discussed in Luke 24.
When I was studying at the Seminary, I don’t think there was a passage from any of the Gospel’s which was more discussed and reflected upon between my fellow classmates and instructors than this from Luke – The journey to Emmaus.
Centuries of preaching and art have led us to assume without a thought that the two disciples who traveled from Jerusalem to Emmaus the Sunday after the Crucifixion, and dined there with the resurrected Christ, were men. I would like for you, Bro Rich, explain to me why it is more logical to think there was a woman on the road to Emmaus. As you read and study this passage, look for what Jesus is seeking to drive home to his disciples, here represented by his two travelling companions.
As they traveled, a man joined them—the resurrected Jesus, although they did not recognize Him. Only one person is named, Cleopas, in Luke 24: 18. (24:13) The location of Emmaus isn't clear. Walking to Emmaus (24:13) "Now that same day two of them were going to a village called Emmaus, about seven miles from Jerusalem." We, like the two disciples on the road to Emmaus, have sorrows, confusion, disillusionments, and despair. Two disciples of Jesus were walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus on the day that Jesus rose from the dead. I had always thought, two men were walking along the road since it was a male dominant society.
Surely one of them was: the Bible tells us his name was Cleopas (Luke 24:18).
A third instance is when the two disciples on the road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) did not recognize Jesus until He broke bread. The two disciples were on the road to Emmaus, when Jesus joined them. But it leaves… We read of the disciple’s trip on the road to Emmaus in the Gospel today. This therefore is the fundamental prayer of the Church, and is fully answered for all those who persevere in faithful docility and seek the Church as a … I have given the commentary ( most of it) . I read several accounts on the identity of the other person. The resurrected Christ walks with two men on the road to Emmaus.
Emmaus was a town about 19 miles west of Jerusalem.