Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?

[Cow Poke]

Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?

Husband and wife? Don't know? NOT husband and wife?

And I'd be interested in your reasoning.

[Sparko]

It doesn't say.

I've had my own Emmaus road situation once.

Back in high school on our senior trip we went to New York City. We were waiting for our bus after visiting downtown and I wandered into a store. When I came out everyone was gone! I missed the bus!

So I hailed a cab and went back to the hotel. The principal called the room and was relieved that I was there after they noticed I was missing. He was impressed I was smart enough to get a cab back to the hotel. He told me that I could take a cab to the Smithsonian and they would meet me there after they finished at the Statue of Liberty.

While I was waiting in the lobby of the Smithsonian, some other students wandered in and I heard them talking about "the kid who missed the bus" so I wandered into the group and asked them what happened, and one girl said, "Didn't you hear about the kid who missed the bus! I heard he took a cab back to the hotel and is supposed to meet us here! I would never know what to do in that situation would you?"

I said, "Yeah, I think I would have figured it out."

Then a few minutes later the principal and the rest of the students came in and the principal came up to me and announce how I did the right thing and if anyone else gets lost to do the same. The girl who was talking to me gave me a dirty look and I just shrugged my shoulders.

[JonathanL]

Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?

Husband and wife? Don't know? NOT husband and wife?

And I'd be interested in your reasoning.

Not going to choose an option just yet, but my gut feeling after taking a look at the passage is that they're two male disciples. I see no indication in the text that one of them was a woman, or that they were married. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but I do think there would have been some sort of indication in the text if that was the case.

[mossrose]

The only thing that makes me maybe wonder if they were husband and wife is that they invited Jesus to stay with them. Also, everybody was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and families would certainly have been together for the high holy day, so maybe it was a married couple.

[Cow Poke]

Not going to choose an option just yet, but my gut feeling after taking a look at the passage is that they're two male disciples. I see no indication in the text that one of them was a woman, or that they were married. That doesn't mean it's impossible, but I do think there would have been some sort of indication in the text if that was the case.

I'll provide the source for why I wondered about this in a bit...

[Cow Poke]

The only thing that makes me maybe wonder if they were husband and wife is that they invited Jesus to stay with them. Also, everybody was in Jerusalem for the Passover, and families would certainly have been together for the high holy day, so maybe it was a married couple.

That moves close to the reasoning that brought me to this question.

[Esther]

One was a woman because there was an offer of a meal involved, ha ha?

[Cow Poke]

One was a woman because there was an offer of a meal involved, ha ha?

Naw, I guess I'll go look for what it was that triggered this.... mossy seemed (HEY-- I GOT A PACKAGE!!!!!) to have pretty much the same logic.

Hmmmm.... this isn't the one, but it's very close....


Who Were the Disciples on the Road to Emmaus?

[mossrose]

That moves close to the reasoning that brought me to this question.

Did everything arrive safely?

[Cow Poke]

Did everything arrive safely?

Lemme look....

[Cow Poke]

Lemme look....

YES! Fantsmical!

[mossrose]

YES! Fantsmical!

Yuh!

So glad!

[Sparko]

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yeah I don't think Mary would have a sister named Mary.

(reminds me of the Bob Newhart show with Darryl, Darryl and Darryl. )

[mossrose]

yeah I don't think Mary would have a sister named Mary.

(reminds me of the Bob Newhart show with Darryl, Darryl and Darryl. )

Ahem. It was Larry, Darryl and Darryl.

[Sparko]

Ahem. It was Larry, Darryl and Darryl.

Oh yeah.