Here again we find Luke the physician at his best. Although not one of the original twelve, in his own exquisite and unique way this doctor-disciple of Jesus gives us details with clarity indicating that he is close to Jesus and the disciples and can speak with the authority of an eyewitness to the things he tells us. In his opening phrase in the passage, Luke tells us that "two of them were going to a village called Emmaus." Just a few verses earlier in verse 10 of this chapter, Luke indicates that the two are apostles. However, near the end (v. 33) he writes, "That same hour they got up and returned to Jerusalem; and they found the eleven and their companions gathered together." So, we must assume that Luke's use of the term "apostle" is to be understood in a broader sense than merely as…