Pseudo-Homilies From a Layman -9- Obscure Disciples, Emmaus
The credibility of the Gospel, again. Third Sunday of Easter (Year A) Here’s our famous episode of the disciples going to Emmaus… Needless to say, modern scholars – in general – consider it a fabrication. And yet… Once again there are stylistic details that tell me otherwise; this isn’t how stories are invented, and here’s at least a couple of reasons that easily came to my puny little mind. 1. The trope of not recognizing Jesus, again! At least at first glance (but in this case they spent a lot of time with him before getting it!). This is how a legitimate doubt about a mistaken identity makes its…
