Its one of the post-resurrection appearance stories found in Luke.
And that brings up an interesting point: No post-resurrection appearance story is told in more than one of the gospels. Matthew has two: The first to Mary Magdelene and the "other Mary" the second to all the disciples on a mountain in Galilee. Mark had no post-resurrection appearances in it original form. Luke has this story, and the road story that lends this blog its name. John has an appearance to Mary Magdelene alone, and appearance to some of the disciples in Jerusalem, an appearance to more of the disciples (now including Thomas), and an appearance to the disciples near the Sea of Galilee.
To complicate things, Paul writes to the early church in Corinth that:
For I handed on to you as of first importance what I in turn had received: that Christ died for our sins in accordance with the scriptures, and that he was buried, and that he was raised on the third day in accordance with the scriptures, and that he appeared to Cephas, then to the twelve. Then he appeared to more than five hundred brothers and sisters at one time, most of whom are still alive, though some have died. Then he appeared to James, then to all the apostles. Last of all, as to someone untimely born, he appeared also to me.
So what do we make of all these stories? What do we make of the fact that they are apparently inconsistent?
I know what I think, and it gives me great comfort - what do you think?
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So a great class on Sunday, followed by a very good sermon. I've shared the idea of "going beyond the cross to the tomb" with several people already this week....unfortunately I'm working alone alot these days. Which brings me to the point of this ramble. I haven't posted anything from Luke in sometime...I haven't posted anything in sometime is more accurate. Ok, back on track...in these trying times I find myself calling on God, asking, Father whats next? what should I do? please give me guidance? Please hold me and make me feel secure! And with these fears dwelling in me all week, I find myself at Church...in Sunday school...looking searching...when Meg walks in from the nursery and says, "Luke wants his Daddy". Most there probably never heard it. It is a normal, daily part of our lives, when I drop him at the CDC each morning or whenever I leave him. It just struck me how parallel my 4 year olds needs are to mine..and while I have the heart breaking task of leaving him each day,I know its for his own good and growth....and so are these trying times for me...to learn to look beyond the cross...to stregthen my faith.
Thanks Meg
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