Gospel Notes
The Emmaus story may not have been a resurrection appearance in its original form, but only rendered so by Luke, for whom it becomes one more bit of testimony to the truth of the miracle. The most intriguing aspect of the story is that resurrected Jesus goes unrecognized until he breaks bread with them, whereupon, in retrospect, they realize that their hearts actually knew him when he expounded scripture to them. Nevertheless, by the time they come to full awarene…