Where did Jesus appear first to His disciples after the Resurrection?

Answer 1

Matthew: In Galilee.

Luke: In Jerusalem.

Matthew says that when Mary Magdalene and the other Mary visited the tomb an angel appeared to them and said: "Go quickly, and tell his disciples that he is risen from the dead; and, behold, he goeth before you into Galilee; there shall ye see him" (xxviii, 7). As they ran to convey this intelligence, Jesus himself met them and repeated the command: "Go tell my brethren that they go into Galilee, and there shall they see me" (10). "Then the eleven disciples went away into Galilee, into a mountain where Jesus had appointed them. And when they saw him they worshiped him" (16, 17).

Luke (xxiv, 13-35) states that on the day of the resurrection Jesus journeyed to Emmaus, a village some distance from Jerusalem, with Cleopas and his companion. They did not recognize him until after their arrival there, when they returned at once to Jerusalem and informed the disciples. "As they thus spake Jesus himself stood in the midst of them" (36). He conversed with them for a time, after which "he led them out as far as to Bethany" where he took his final leave of them and ascended to heaven (38-51). Instead of bidding them go to Galilee, a three days journey from Jerusalem, as Matthew states, his command was "Tarry ye in the city of Jerusalem, until ye be endued with power from on high," which, according to Acts (ii, 1-13), was not until the day of Pentecost, seven weeks later.

Matthew's narrative forbids the supposition of any meeting in Judea, while Luke's precludes the possibility of a meeting in Galilee. Regarding this discrepancy Dean Alford says: "We must be content to walk by faith, and not by sight" (Greek Testament, p. 905).

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AnswerTo answer the question directly, the first place where Jesus appeared to His disciples was clearly in Jerusalem, where they were gathered behind closed doors for fear.

Answer 2

A:Each gospel gives a different account of the appearances of the risen Jesus.

Matthew says that Jesus appeared only once to the disciples, in a mountain in Galilee, where he told them to go forth to all nations and teach what he had taught.

Luke says that Jesus appeared to the two on the road to Emmaus, one of whom seems to have been Peter. He then appeared that evening to all eleven disciples in an upper room and after a meal took them out towards Bethany, where he rose bodily to heaven.

John says that Jesus appeared to ten of the disciples in an upper room on the evening of his resurrection, then eight days later to all eleven disciples. Finally he appeared to the disciples at the Sea of Galilee.

I have left Mark's Gospel to last, although it was the first to be written, because the gospel originally ended at verse 16:8, with the young man telling the women that Jesus was risen and they fled in terror, telling no one. In this account, there was no appearance of the risen Jesus. Several endings seem to have been tried over the next century or so, until the 'Long Ending' was settled on, providing that Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples at a meal, at the end of which Jesus rose to heaven and the disciples went forth to preach everwhere.

Acts of the Apostles says that Jesus stayed on earth 40 days and appeared to many, so we could expect that the disciples often saw him.

Answer 3

A:Each gospel gives a different account of the appearances of the risen Jesus.

Matthew says that Jesus appeared only once to the disciples, in a mountain in Galilee, where he told them to go forth to all nations and teach what he had taught. As the disciples had to travel on foot from Jerusalem, this would have been at least a few days after the resurrection.

Luke says that Jesus appeared to the two on the road to Emmaus, one of whom seems to have been Peter. He then appeared that evening to all eleven disciples in an upper room and after a meal took them out towards Bethany, where he rose bodily to heaven. These appearances were on the day and evening of the resurrection.

John says that Jesus appeared to ten of the disciples in an upper room on the evening of his resurrection, then eight days later to all eleven disciples. Finally he appeared to the disciples at the Sea of Galilee. This last appearance would have been at least a few days after the resurrection, as the disciples had to travel on foot from Jerusalem.

I have left Mark's Gospel to last, although it was the first to be written, because the gospel originally ended at verse 16:8, with the young man telling the women that Jesus was risen and they fled in terror, telling no one. In this account, there was no appearance of the risen Jesus. Several endings seem to have been tried over the next century or so, until the 'Long Ending' was settled on, providing that Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples at a meal on the evening of his resurrection, at the end of which Jesus rose to heaven and the disciples went forth to preach everywhere.

Acts of the Apostles says that Jesus stayed on earth 40 days and appeared to many, so we could expect that the disciples often saw him.

Answer 4

A:Each of the four gospels tells of how the risen Jesus Christ met his disciples, although each account provides conflicting stories of his appearance in different places and times. Acts of the Apostles provides a further, somewhat different account.

Mark: The earliest manuscripts of this gospel end at verse 16:8, with the young man saying that Jesus is risen, and the women fleeing in terror, telling no one. The "Long Ending" (verses 16:9-25) was added much later to provide resurrection appearances. In the "Long Ending" (there was also, at one stage, a "Short Ending") Jesus appeared to the eleven apostles together at a meal.

Matthew's Gospel says that Jesus appeared briefly to the disciples at a mountain in Galilee and told them to spread out and preach. This would have been at least some days after his resurrection, to allow the disciples time to walk to Galilee.

Luke's Gospel says that Jesus appeared to the eleven disciples on the evening of the day of his resurrection, and was then taken up into heaven near Bethany.

John's Gospel says that Jesus appeared to ten of the disciples at a meal on the evening of his resurrection, to the eleven at a meal eight days later, then to the disciples at the Sea of Galilee. This entire period must have encompassed at least a few weeks.

Acts of the Apostles, by the same author as Luke's Gospel, but written some time later, says that Jesus remained for forty days and was then taken up into heaven.

Answer 5

The two disciple were on their way to Emmaus. I think Jesus wasn't going anywhere in particular. He appeared to these disciples because they and the others were confused about the recent events. Jesus explained to them what the scriptures say about His death burial and resurrection.

But later on in the chapter you can read that Jesus went with the two to the house where they were staying and it was then they realised who He was, then Jesus disappeared.

Answer 6

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