Changes

[[File:Rembrandt Supper at Emmaus.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Rembrandt]]'s painting of the ''Supper at Emmaus'' (1648).]]

[[File:Rembrandt Supper at Emmaus.jpg|300px|right|thumb|[[Rembrandt]]'s painting of the ''Supper at Emmaus'' (1648).]]

The '''Road to Emmaus''' (pronounced "eh-MAY-uhs") is one of the most beautiful and piercing accounts in all of [[the Gospels]].  As set forth at [[Luke 17-24 (Translated)#24:13|Luke 24:13-35]], it describes an encounter between two disciples who had been close to [[Jesus]] and an ostensible stranger who meets and joins them during the walk. The disciples initially failed to recognize Jesus after His [[Crucifixion]], perhaps similar to how most fail to recognize Him as the author of the [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews|Epistle to the Hebrews]].

The '''Road to Emmaus''' (pronounced "eh-MAY-uhs") is one of the most beautiful and piercing accounts in all of [[the Gospels]].  As set forth at [[Luke 17-24 (Translated)#24:13|Luke 24:13-35]], it describes an encounter between two disciples who had been close to [[Jesus]] and an ostensible stranger who meets and joins them during the walk. The disciples failed throughout their walk to recognize Jesus after His [[Crucifixion]], perhaps similar to how most fail to recognize Him as the author of the [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews|Epistle to the Hebrews]].

The two disciples<ref>Only one is identified by name: Cleopas)</ref> walked together with the unrecognized Jesus towards Emmaus, a distance of about 7 miles,<ref>The Greek says 60 stadia [https://biblehub.com/interlinear/luke/24-13.htm Interlinear Greek], and a stadion (singular) was 600 feet, which varied in length depending on the region's average foot size. At one-tenth of a mile for 60 stadia, the total distance would have been 6 rather than 7 miles.</ref> perhaps until nightfall made it less safe to proceed further. It is likely that the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] documents what the stranger said to the two disciples during this walk,<ref>See [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?]]</ref> as Jesus would want his sermon repeated to others and the disciples could have been [[scribe]]s intentionally selected by Jesus for this sermon. {{Bibleref|Hebrews|13|2}} foreshadows [[Jesus]]'s revelation at the end with [[God]]'s playful humor, by advising to be hospitable to strangers as they may be unrecognized [[angel]]s.<ref>"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." ([[ESV]])</ref>

The two disciples<ref>Only one is identified by name: Cleopas)</ref> walked together with the unrecognized Jesus towards Emmaus, a distance of about 7 miles,<ref>The Greek says 60 stadia [https://biblehub.com/interlinear/luke/24-13.htm Interlinear Greek], and a stadion (singular) was 600 feet, which varied in length depending on the region's average foot size. At one-tenth of a mile for 60 stadia, the total distance would have been 6 rather than 7 miles.</ref> perhaps until nightfall made it less safe to proceed further. It is likely that the [[Epistle to the Hebrews]] documents what the stranger said to the two disciples during this walk,<ref>See [[Mystery:Did Jesus Write the Epistle to the Hebrews?]]</ref> as Jesus would want his sermon repeated to others and the disciples could have been [[scribe]]s intentionally selected by Jesus for this sermon. {{Bibleref|Hebrews|13|2}} foreshadows [[Jesus]]'s revelation at the end with [[God]]'s playful humor, by advising to be hospitable to strangers as they may be unrecognized [[angel]]s.<ref>"Do not neglect to show hospitality to strangers, for thereby some have entertained angels unawares." ([[ESV]])</ref>