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Luke 24:13-49
Luke 24:13-35
Luke 24:36-48
(these resources cover the entire Emmaus story -
different parts of the story are used different years,
but the resources remain basically the same)
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• Reading the Text:
  • NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible Browser.
  • Greek Interlinear Bible, ScrTR, ScrTR t, Strong, Parsing, CGTS, CGES id, AV.
  • The Bible Gateway: NRSV, RSV, NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc.
  • The Blue Letter Bible. KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries.
  • The World Wide Study Bible includes commentary, exposition & sermons.
• Historical References, Commentary and Comparative Texts:
  • The Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto.
  • Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messainic Expectation from (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
  • Comparative texts about Baptism: Water & Spirit from DSS, Josephus, Babylonian Talmud. At (Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts.
  • "Bread and Fish," "Revealed to Peter," "Revealed to Disciples," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C. Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation.
  • Jesus: New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus. From G.J. Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page. (Some of these "parallels" are speculative.)
  • Chapter III, The Epistle of Ignatius to the Smyrnaeans, Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). (Longer Version only - 4th cent interpolation)
  • Vision III.10, Shepherd of Hermas. (c.145)
  • III.XIV.3, III.XVI.5, IV.XXVI.1, V.II.3, Adversus Haereses, Irenaeus of Lyons. (c. 180)
  • Chapter VIII, Adversus Judaeos, Tertullian (c. 198)
  • II.1, Paedagogus, Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
  • Chapter XXII, The Prescription of Heretics, Tertullian (c. 200)
  • I.4, To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206)
  • IV.43, Against Marcion, Tertullian (c. 210)
  • Chapter XIV, De Corona, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter V, On the Flesh of Christ, Tertullian (c. 211)
  • Chapter XXVI, Against Praxeas,  Tertullian (c. 213)
  • II.LXII, II.LXVIII, Against Celsus, Origen. (c.246)
  • III.36, Ecclesiastical History, Eusebius of Caesarea (c 320).
  • From the Geneva Notes.
    • "The Lord himself shows by certain and necessary signs that he was risen again, and risen in the same body which he had taken upon himself."
  • From Matthew Henry's Commentary (c. 1700).
    • "Many troublesome thoughts which disquiet our minds, rise from mistakes concerning Christ."
  • Section VII, Section IX, Evidences of the Christian Religion, Joseph Addison, c. 1715.
  • From Wesley's Notes. John Wesley (1703-1791).
    • "They did in some sense believe: otherwise they would not have rejoiced. But their excess of joy prevented a clear, rational belief."
  • From the Commentary on the Whole Bible (Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
  • "Beginning at Jerusalem: Luke 24:47," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1883.
    • "'Beginning at Jerusalem,' must surely mean begin at home"
  • From The People's New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891.
    • "The Lord, about to send them forth to preach, "opens their mind that they might understand the Scriptures," and then repeats the Commission, before given in Galilee. He requires that (1) Repentance, (2) Remission of Sins, (3) Shall be Preached in his Name, (4) Unto All Nations, (5) Beginning at Jerusalem."
• Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
  • Commentary, Luke 24:36b-48, (Easter3B), Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2018.
    • "In Luke’s resurrection account, women go to the tomb on Sunday morning."
  • "We Are Witnesses," Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2018.
    • "As it turns out, witnessing is not voluntary, but a state of being."
  • Living by the Word, Peter W. Marty, The Christian Century, 2018.
    • "Our risen savior has taste buds and a digestive tract."
  • "Scarred and Hungry," Debie Thomas, Journey with Jesus, 2018.
  • "Experiencing Jesus," Kevin W. Cravens-Koch, Modern Metanoia, 2018.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2018.
  • "What's for supper?" Melissa Bane Sevier, Contemplative Viewfinder, 2018.
  • "Resurrection at the Margins," Robert Williamson, Political Theology, 2018.
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2018.
  • Lectionary Greek, Rob Myallis, 2018.
  • "Walking and Hoping with Jesus," Todd Weir, With All My Soul, 2018.
  • A Provocation of the Gospel, Richard Swanson, 2018.
  • "The Author of Life," Glenn Monson, Law & Gospel Everywhere, 2018.
  • Commentary, A Plain Account, Luke 24:36b-48 | Caleb Haynes, 2018.
  • Commentary, Luke 24:36b-48, (Easter3B), Jacob Myers, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2015.
    • "Jesus brings peace to the anxious..."
  • The Center for Excellence in Preaching, Scott Hoezee, resources from Calvin Theological Seminary: Comments & Observations, Textual Points, illustration ideas, 2015.
    • "Everything that needed to be shown and told and taught had already taken place, apparently, in Jesus' ministry as narrated in the whole Gospel up to this point. All that remained was for the disciples to understand how all that they had experienced in Jesus' presence represented nothing short of cosmic history coming to a head."
  • "Resurrection Doubts," David Lose, ...in the Meantime, 2015.
    • "This is the word I'd like to hear this week, Dear Partner, that the promise of resurrection, new life, and grace is so outlandish, so uncommon, and so desperately necessary that it has always elicited a measure of doubt. But it has also always elicited changed lives as well."
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2015.
  • Resurrection Witness, Karoline Lewis, Dear Working Preacher, 2015.
    • "We do not witness alone, as we sit amongst a community of fellow believers...We do not witness alone, as the Spirit is indeed coming, and coming soon."
  • "Rock, Paper, Sscissors, Fabric, Lock," Lynn Miller, Art & Faith Matters, celebrating our creative and living God by generating art and architecture resources for congregations and individuals. Art and Faith Matters facebook page contains additional resources.
  • The Politics of Resurrection Hermeneutics, Mark Davis, Political Theology Today, 2015.
    • "And let us wonder in broad strokes what the world can mean when interpreted through the lens of resurrection."
  • "Opening Their Minds to the Scriptures," D Mark Davis, Left Behind and Loving It, 2015.
    • "The phrase that is typically translated to "love God with all your … mind" has the noun dianoia, which is the nominal version of this verb "open the mind" dienoizein."
  • "Scared Sick," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple, 2015.
    • "Yes, all hell had broken loose. But they were not crippled by Friday. They had a new, bionic understanding of Jesus and of themselves, that came from sweating through it, pouring it out, all the horror, and taking in the bread of life."
  • "On Jesus and Reunions and Forgiveness of Sins," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2015.
    • "What does it mean to stay put and wait as Jesus told his followers to do so long ago?"
  • Comentario del San Lucas 24:36-48, Dario Barolin, Working Preacher, 2015.
  • Commentary, Luke 24:13-35, (Easter3A), Richard Swanson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2014.
  • "Go Ahead and Die, Already," Stephanie Buckhanon Crowder, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2014. Video: Race and the Death Penalty.
  • The Lectionary Lab,, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • Pulpit Fiction, plus podcast. Reflections of lectionary text, pop culture, current events, etc. Robb Mc Coy and Eric Fistler, 2014.
  • "The Really Risen Savior," Russell Rathbun, Question the Text, 2014.
  • "Broken before Burning," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2014.
  • "What Do You Talk About?" Thomas Beam, 2014.
  • "Jesus Just Keeps on Breakin' Through," Bob Stuhlmann, Stories from a Priestly Life, 2014.
  • "Saying No to Mrs. Bidemeier," Alyce M. McKenzie, Edgy Exegesis, 2014.
  • "Broken before Burning," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2014.
  • "In Our Midst," David Sellery, 2014.
  • "Let's Go for a Walk," Bruce Epperly, Living a Holy Adventure, 2014.
  • The Walk to Emmaus story is well told in the beautiful Claymation film about Jesus The Miracle Maker. Scenes from this delightful DVD could be used to launch a children’s sermon or for enhancing a family Bible study. Ed McNulty, Visual Parables.
  • The Lectionary Lab,, the Rev'ds Dr. John Fairless and Delmer Chilton (aka "Two Bubbas and a Bible"), 2014. Lectionary Lab Live podcast.
  • "The Kitchen Maid of Emmaus," Dan Clendenin, Journey with Jesus, 2014.
  • "Home to Emmaus," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2014.
  • The Moonshine Jesus Show, lectionary-cast by David Henson and Mark Sandlin, 2014.
  • "On the Emmaus Road," Nancy Rockwell, The Bite in the Apple.
  • "The Economy of Resurrection," Andrew Prior, 2014.
  • "Recognizing," sermon discussion from Frederick Buechner, Frederick Buechner Blog.
    • "I believe that although the two disciples did not recognize Jesus on the road to Emmaus, Jesus recognized them, that he saw them as if they were the only two people in the world. And I believe that the reason why the resurrection is more than just an extraordinary event that took place some two thousand years ago and then was over and done with is that, even as I speak these words and you listen to them, he also sees each of us like that."
  • "It Takes a Village," Alan Brehm, The Waking Dreamer.
    • "Our experience of life in this world is such that we always have to keep learning what it means to have faith. That doesn't typically happen well when we try to go it alone. Faith is something that thrives and grows in the context of a community."
  • Sideways Is the New Up, Rick Fry, 2013.
  • Commentary, Luke 24:36b-48, Lucy Lind Hogan, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2012.
    • "Today's reading ends with the commissioning of the disciples. One will be able to make the connection with today's reading from the Acts of the Apostles."
  • "Witnesses," David Lose, Dear Working Preacher, 2012.
    • "I just don't think there's any way to get around it: we are called to be witnesses to what God has done -- and is still doing -- for us and all the world in and through Jesus."
  • "A Welcoming Table," Henry G Brinton, ON Scripture, Odyssey Networks, 2012.
    • "Jesus came to knock down walls and widen the circle of inclusion, rather than draw strict theological and moral lines. Not that Jesus had no standards... But his mission was focused on opening God's kingdom to more and more people."
  • "Witnesses," John Van de Laar, Sacredise, 2011.
    • "All that is left is for us to take up the call and add our voices, and our lives, to theirs, becoming witnesses to Christ’s resurrection kingdom ourselves."
  • Lectionary Blogging, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2012.
  • "Potlucks, Comfort Food, and Faith" Sharron R Blezard, Stewardship of Life, 2012.
    • "Come to Christ's table. Come as you are. Come hungry, come helpless, come hopeful. Eat and live to go and tell."
  • "Mindfully Minding the Meaning," D Mark Davis, raw translation and exegesis/questions, Left Behind and Loving It, 2012.
  • "... I want to pick up on the duplicity of the words 'open one’s mind' (διήνοιξεν) and 'mind' (νοῦν). I think the word 'meaning' (συνιέναι) is also in this vocabulary family – especially considering that one definition is 'to join together the mind'."
  • "Not Cast Offs," Rick Morley, 2012.
  • "What an honor for us. And, what a redemptive moment for all of creation, that our Risen Lord doesn’t cast us off, but instead makes us new."
  • "Jesus: Crucified. Died. Risen. Hungry," Michael Coffey, 2012.
  • "Leave me alone, but please stay the night," Peter Woods, I Am Listening, 2012.
    • "In a resurrection flash the presence is gone again but I notice so too, is my fear and inability to cope. With a warmed heart I am able to return once more to brutal Jerusalem and join the chorus, 'The Lord is risen indeed'"
  • "You Are Witnesses," Janet H. Hunt, Dancing with the Word, 2012.
    • "Have you ever been called to be a 'witness' in a court of law? How was that experience like or unlike the call to 'witness' in our walk of faith?"
  • "Really Alive," Nanette Sawyer, The Hardest Question, 2012.
    • "...does 'life' require a physical body? How about eternal life—does that require a physical body?"
  • Jesus Appears to the Disciples, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2012.
  • "Peace Be With You," Neil Chappell, a weird thing, 2012.
    • "On the bottom level, it’s good to know we haven’t been abandoned. The death of Jesus, or even the resurrection of Jesus, doesn’t mean we have been left on our own."
  • Holy Textures, Understanding the Bible in its own time and in ours, Luke 24:36b-48, David Ewart, 2012.
    • "However, the Jesus-who-died-on-the-cross-and-has-been-raised has not come back simply to take up his old job. In effect the now-resurrected-Jesus says, 'Over to you.'"
  • Radical Gratitude: Easter 3B, Easter 3A, lectionary-based stewardship, Northwest United Methodist Foundation. (.pdf)
  • Commentary, Luke 24:36b-48, Richard Carlson, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2009.
  • Comments (commentary) and Clippings (technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican Diocese of Montreal.
  • "First Thoughts on Year B Gospel Passages in the Lectionary," Easter 3, William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "For Luke, to fulfil the hope of the resurrection is to tell the story of Jesus (testimony). That means telling what he did, how he was rejected and then vindicated; and it is at the same time to live it by the power of the same Spirit, by doing good and bringing liberation for all. This includes forgiveness of sins. It is radically simple."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen.
    • "Every time "hamartia" (= "sin") is used in Luke, it is with "apheimi" (= "forgiveness")."
  • Commentary, Luke 24:13-35, (Easter3A), Sarah Henrich, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2011.
    • "There is a kind of resignation in all this, both Luke's story and often our own lives.  Get real.  Grow up.  Back to work.  I can only imagine how the families and friends of Cleopas would offer advice and opinion when the two got home to long untended work and family obligations."
  • Walk to Emmaus, audio telling, story in episodes, graphic, audio and written commentaries. Go Tell Communications, Biblical Storytelling for the Global Village, 2011.
  • "First Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary: Easter 3," William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
    • "The surreality of the invisible man invites us beyond preoccupation with historical reconstruction to engagement with ourselves and Christ?s presence in our own communities."
  • "Our Road to Emmaus," David Lose, WorkingPreacher, 2011.
    • "It's not a bad pattern to emulate, is it? Meet people where they are. Open up the Scriptures so that they can make sense of their lives in light of God's mercy. Gather them to the meal that they might behold and be nourished by Christ's own presence. And send them on their way, back into the world to partner in God's work and to share God's grace."
  • Lectionary Blogging, Easter 3, John Petty, Progressive Involvement, 2011.
    • "When they recognize Jesus, their first act is one of witness."
  • Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian Resources.
    • "There is a time to speak and a time to listen. Sometimes resurrection enthusiasm needs some damping. Similarly, as soon as they recognize that it is Jesus who is with them, he disappears. Just when we think we've got Jesus all figured out -- he pulls a new trick."
  • "Why Didn't They Recognize Jesus?" Carol Howard Merritt, The Hardest Question, 2011.
    • "Was there something about Jesus’ resurrected body that made him unidentifiable?"
  • "Joy for the Journey: Reflections on the Walk to Emmaus,", Alyce McKenzie, Patheos, 2011.
    • "Everybody is on a journey, though we don't always recognize it. What kind of journey are you on?"
  • Commentary, Luke 24:13-35, Arland J. Hultgren, Preaching This Week, WorkingPreacher.org, 2008.
  • Marginally Mark, by Brian McGowan, Anglican priest in Western Australia.
  • "A Moment of Recognition," study guide for adults, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Food and Hunger," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2004.
  • "The Eighth Day," study guide, Robert B. Kruschwitz, (other resources at) "Sabbath," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2002.
  • "Road Trip," Amy B. Hunter, The Christian Century, 2002.
    • "...Cleopas and his companion are nobodies who have no idea what God might be doing. They could be any one of us. Their road to Emmaus is an ordinary road, the road each of us is on every day. This is what sets this story apart from other accounts of Jesus? Easter appearances."
  • "A New Context," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. (Easter 3B) Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "Have you ever experienced something so strange you had to re-orient your thinking to explain the experience? What happened?"
  • Luke 24:36b-48 at Austin Presbyterian Theological Seminary's An Exegetical Study of the Common Lectionary, coordinated by Prof. John E. Alsup, features rough translation, disposition, immediate context, broader context, hermeneutical bridge, and contemporary address
  • "Returning Home," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. (Easter 3A) Adult Study, Children's Story, Family Activity, Support Materials.
    • "Did you ever leave the Church? Or, did you know someone who left and returned? Why did you or this other person return?"
  • "The Walk to Emmaus," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources.
    • "Discuss how cross-bearing discipleship might apply in your life."
  • "Resurrection Appearances of Jesus," wikipedia.
  • "Entertaining Angels: Hospitality in Luke and Acts," Andrew Arterbury, (other resources at) "Hospitality," Christian Reflection, The Center for Christian Ethics at Baylor University, 2007.
    • "In Luke?s writings the ancient practice of hospitality?the custom of welcoming travelers or strangers into one?s home and establishing relationships with them?becomes the prism through which Jesus? disciples can view one another and others as valuable children of God."
  • "Listening with the Ear of the Heart," Frank T. Griswold, Cross Currents, 1998-99.
    • "It is our vocation to allow Christ to use our hearts. It is our vocation to come to maturity in Christ who is our Truth. We do so by attending to the Christ present in the truth of one another."
• Recommended articles from ATLAS, an online collection of religion and theology journals, are linked below. ATLAS Access options are available for academic institutions, alumni of selected theological schools, and clergy/church offices. Annotated list of "starting place" articles at ATLAS for this week's texts (includes direct links).
  • Andrews, Susan R. "Holy Heartburn," The Christian Century, 1999.
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  • Betz, Hans Dieter, "The Origin and Nature of Christian Faith According to the Emmaus Legend," Interpretation, 1969.
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  • Blacketer, Raymond, "Word and Sacrament on the Road to Emmaus: Homiletical Reflections on Luke 24:13-35," Calvin Theological Journal, 2003.
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  • Breitenberg, E Harold, Jr, "Luke 24:13-35," Interpretation, 2010.
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  • Burghardt, William, S.J., "Gospel Joy, Christian Joy," The Living Pulpit, 1996. (see Joy issue focus of The Living Pulpit 5.4, 1996.)
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  • Charles, Gary W., "The E Prayer," Journal for Preachers, 2006. Sermon.
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  • Colón-Emeric, Edgardo Antonio, "Consorting with Aliens," The Christian Century, 2005.
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  • Dawn, Marva J., "'Behold! It Came to Pass,' Luke 24:13-35 - The Third Sunday of Easter," Journal for Preachers, 2005.
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  • Doble, Peter, "Luke 24.26, 44 -- Songs of God's Servant: David and His Psalms in Luke-Acts," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2006.
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  • Goetz, Ronald, "Dreams and Reality," The Christian Century, 1993.
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  • Goetz, Ronald. "Picturing a Vanishing," The Christian Century, 1990.
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  • Grant, Kristen Bargeron, "Fresh Evidence," The Christian Century, 2003.
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  • Grassi, Joseph A., M.M., "Emmaus Revisited (Luke 24:13-35 and Acts 8:26-40)," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1964.
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  • Griswold, Frank T., "Listening with the Ear of the Heart," Cross Currents, 1998/1999.
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  • Hays, Richard B., "Can the Gospels Teach Us How to Read the Old Testament?" Pro Ecclesia, 2002. (Section on this text begins on p. 415)
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  • Henrich, Sarah S., "Between Text and Sermon: Luke 24:36-53" Interpretation, 2014.
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  • Herrero, Francisco Pérez, "Mission Following the Missionary Mandate of the Risen Christ," International Review of Mission, 2006.
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  • "Homiletical Helps," Concordia Journal, 2011. (Section on this text begins on page 251)
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  • "Homiletical Helps on LW Series A," Concordia Journal, 2005. (Section on this text begins on page 79)
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  • Hughes, Dana Steffee, "Looking Is Believing," Journal of Preachers, 2003.
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  • Hunter, Amy B., "Road Trip," The Christian Century, 2002.
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  • Johnson, Andy, "Our God Reigns: The Body of the Risen Lord in Luke 24," Word & World, 2002.
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  • Karris, Robert J., "Luke's Soteriology of With-ness," Currents in Theology and Mission, 1985.
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  • Karris, Robert J., O.F.M., "Luke 24:13-35, Expository Article," Interpretation, 1987.
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  • Kilpatrick, G.D., "Luke 24:42-43," Novum Testamentum, 1986.
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  • Lueking, F. Dean, "Touch and See," The Christian Century, 1997.
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  • Magrini, Cheryl T., "Children's Interpretations of Biblical Meal Stories: Ethnographic Intertextual Voicing as the Practice of Hospitable Pedagogy," Religious Education, 2006.
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  • Marion, Jean-Luc, "'They Recognized Him; And He Became Invisible to Them,'" Modern Theology, 2002.
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  • Marty, Peter W., "Burning Hearts," The Christian Century, 1996.
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  • Maxey, James, "The Road to Emmaus: Changing Expectations - A Narrative-Critical Study," Currents in Theology and Mission, 2005.
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  • Moore, Thomas S., "The Lucan Great Commission and the Isaianic Servant," Bibliotheca Sacra, 1997.
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  • Plevnik, Joseph, "The Eyewitnesses of the Risen Jesus in Luke 24," The Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 1987.
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  • Prince, Deborah Thompson, "The 'Ghost of Jesus: Luke 24 in Light of Ancient Narratives of Post-Mortem Apparitions," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 2007.
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  • Rosica, Thomas M., "The Road to Emmaus and the Road to Gaza: Luke 24:13-35 and Acts 8:26-40," Worship, 1994.
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  • Saunders, Stanley P., "Discernment on the Way to Emmaus: Resurrection Imagination and Practices in Luke 24:13-35," Journal for Preachers, 1997.
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  • Sawicki, Marianne, "Recognizing the Risen Lord," Theology Today, 1988.
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  • Von Rad, Gerhard, "Sermon on Luke 24:13-35 by Gerhard von Rad, prepared and with and introduction by Martin Hauger," Interpretation, 2008.
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  • Wigger, J. Bradley, "Learning and Caring: Two Sides of Christian Nurture (Luke 24:13-35)," Journal of Family Ministry, 2005.
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  • Wright, N.T., "On the Third Day: God's Promise Fulfilled," The Christian Century, 2003.
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• Sermons:
  • "It's Touching Time," the Rev. Dr. Stephen Montgomery, Day 1, 2015.
  • "New Pathways," Brandon Harris, Day 1, 2014
  • "Let Earth and Heaven Agree," Samuel Wells, Faith and Leadership, 2012.
  • Breaking Open, the Rev. Lee Hull Moses, Day 1, 2011.
  • "Gaining Recognition," the Rev. Dr. Donovan Drake, Day 1, 2008.
  • "Truer than Fact: A Sermon on the Nature of Biblical Truth," Thomas C. Davis, III, The Center for Progressive Christianity.
  • "In the Breaking of the Bread," Easter 3 - 10 April 2005, Samuel Zumwalt, Göttinger Predigten im Internet: Every Sunday Sermons based on the RCL by a team of Lutheran theologians/ pastors.
  • "For Those Who Missed Easter," the Rev. Dr. C. Welton Gaddy, Day 1, 2005.
  • "The First Last Supper with the Risen Lord," the Rev. Rosemary Brown, Day 1, 2002.
  • "Looking in the Wrong Places," Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle, Washington - Sermons from Seattle.
  • "The Good News Is for Everyone," Bishop Minerva Carcano, Day 1, 1997.
  • "Moving and Standing Still," the Rev. Barbara K. Lundblad, Day 1, 1996.
  • "The Right to Hope," Paul Tillich, at Religion OnLine.
  • Father Andrew M. Greeley, "Priest, Author, Sociologist," Commentary and Homily
    • Easter 3, 2011
    • Easter 3, 2009
    • Easter 3, 2008
    • Easter 3, 2006
    • Easter 3, 2000
    • Easter 3, 1996
• With Children:
  • Worshiping with Children, Easter 3, Including children in the congregation's worship, using the Revised Common Lectionary, Carolyn C. Brown, 2015. 2012.
  • "Storypath Lectionary Links: Connecting Children's Literature with our Faith Story," April 19, 2015, Union Presbyterian Seminary. 2012.
  • Childrens Sermon, Faith and Home Connection, Weekly home devotions, etc. Faith Formation Journeys, 2012.
  • God's Son Returns --  Children's liturgy and story for Easter 3 based on Luke 24:13-35 from The Village Shepherd.
  • "We Want to See Jesus," and "Mission Possible," Charles Kirkpatrick, Sermons4kids.com.
  • Sunday School Lessons: Family Bible Study, art projects, music, stories, etc.:
    • "Jesus Tells the Disciples What To Do"
    • "Jesus Visits His Disciples, but Thomas Needs Proof"
    • "Jesus Walks to Emmaus with His Friends"
  • "No Ghost," "Road to Emmaus," Jim Kerlin, childrensermons.com.
  • "The Road To Emmaus," children's study, puzzles, coloring sheet, etc. Higher Praise Christian Center.
  • Luke 24 Crossword, Don Crownover's Bible Puzzles.
  • Road to Emmaus coloring page, Road to Emmaus Maze, Road to Emmaus Word Search, sermons4kids.com.
• Drama:
  • "Road to Emmaus," Reader's Theater, Lisa Ann Moss Degrenia, 2012.
  • "What We Have Seen and Heard," from A Certain Jesus by Jose Ignacio and Maria Lopez Vigil. Ideal for catechetical and liturgical dramatization of today's gospel. Claretian Publications.
• Graphics & Bulletin Materials:
  • Clip Art, Luke 24:26, Luke 24:35, Fr. Richard Lonsdale, Resources for Catholic Educators.
  • Clip Art Images: Luke 24:13-35, Luke 24:36-48, Misioneros Del Sagrado Corazón en el Perú.
  • Images for this week's readings, Easter Evening, Easter 3B, Pitts Theology Library Digital Image Archive.
  • Luke 24:13-35, at Cerezo Barredo's weekly gospel illustration. Liberation emphasis.
  • Luke 24:35-48, Luke 24:13-35, Liturgical Drawing, Maria d.c. Zamora, Claretian Resources, Philippines. ("Download and use these for free.")
  • Clip Art, Julius Schnoor von Carolsfeld woodcuts, World Mission Collection, Wisconsin Evangelical Lutheran Synod.
  • Emmaus Road, Clip Art, Anglican Diocese of Dunedin, New Zealand.
• Hymns and Music:
  • “Emmaus-Bound on Easter Day,” original hymn by Carolyn Winfrey Gillette, 2009. Tune: O WALY WALY 8.8.8.8 (“Though I May Speak”).
  • Contemporary/Praise Song suggestions, Together to Celebrate, David MacGregor.
  • Hymnary.org, hymns, scores, media, information.
  • Hymns with Scripture Allusions: Luke 24:29, 30, 32, 34, 39, 49. The Cyber Hymnal.
  • Hymnal Scripture References, The Lutheran Hymnal, Lutheran Worship.
  • "Emmaus Road," Brenton Prigge, NewHymn, a new, relevant hymn set to traditional tunes.
  • At Digital Hymnal (midi files, guitar chords, karaoke files, projection text):
    • Abide With Me
    • Lord of All, Throned Afar
• Fine Arts Images Linked at The Text This Week's Art Index:
  • Resurrection
  • Emmaus
• Movies scenes with the following themes, listed at The Text This Week's Movie Concordance:
  • Resurrection
  • Eucharist/Feeding
  • Emmaus Road
• Poetry, Literature, Literary References:
  • "A Guide to Walking Meditation," Thich Nhat Hanh
• Find Worship Resources & Suggested Other Readings for use with this text:
  • Easter Evening A
  • Easter 3A
  • Easter Evening B
  • Easter 3B
  • Easter Evening C
• The above links are for the study of specifically Luke's resurrection account. See also Study Links and Resources for the general Accounts of Jesus' Resurrection
• Study Links and Resources for the Book of Luke

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• PODCASTS
• NARRATIVE LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• DAILY LECTIONARY RESOURCES
• FESTIVALS/SPECIAL DAYS (includes Creation)
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF VIOLENCE
• PEACE RESOURCES
• FOR USE IN TIMES OF NATURAL DISASTER

• Year C
• Maundy Thurs Apr 14
• Good Friday Apr 15
• Easter Day Apr 17
• Easter 2 Apr 24
• Easter 3 May 1
• Easter 4 May 8
• Easter 5 May 15
• Easter 6 May 22
• Ascension May 26
• Easter 7 May 29
• Pentecost June 5
  

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• YEAR B
• YEAR C

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