Jesus is believed to be (i) Messiah,
(ii) risen and (iii) Saviour.
Peter affirmed (i) privately to Jesus
whose acceptance of (i) led to his challenging of the authorities and thus to
his execution which seemed to disprove (i).
However, Luke’s account suggests that a
stranger en route to Emmaus re-affirmed (i) just like Jesus, thus inspiring the
disciples to re-interpret scriptures as prophesying (ii).
Peter affirmed (ii) publicly in
Jerusalem.
Paul’s acceptance of (ii) led to his
publicly affirming (iii) to Jews and Gentiles. Gentile belief in a universal
Saviour is Christian.
Thus, Jesus is the hero, not the author,
of the story. Candidate founders are:
Peter, who affirmed (i) to Jesus and
(ii) to the Jews;
the Stranger, who re-affirmed (i) to disillusioned disciples;
Jesus, if he was the Stranger;
the disciples, who formulated (ii);
Paul, who affirmed (iii) to Jews and Gentiles.
the Stranger, who re-affirmed (i) to disillusioned disciples;
Jesus, if he was the Stranger;
the disciples, who formulated (ii);
Paul, who affirmed (iii) to Jews and Gentiles.
However, if the Emmaus Road story was
invented, there was no Stranger.
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