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RESURRECTION- AND ASDENSION-NARRATIVES
taken for granted that Jesus had still remained upon
enrth and had dealings with his disciples in every respect
as a man. In the eariiert slage of this way of representing
matters, such a condition of things was held to have
Jailed for only one day; but aftrrivards the time was
extended to fort" davs 18 16 a. a).
ri,cn 8g;lin.
(a) If then it was held important to be able to overcame
doubts, it \\as drays jioiiihle to produce some inspression
if nsrurance could be given that Jesus had beerr
not only seen but also heard. As to the rubstanre of
shnf he said something will be found in the next section O.,~'*Ctill s~o,. that . rhe
oldrrt period found ir fitting to presupposedoubtion the pert of
some of the dirci,ilai.
1 The quesiioli in Jn.211~ qui!e on a level with Lk.24+r
('aught fa car?'), has a qutre different significance; in
Jcsur doer nor intmd to eat, but to rive them to eat. Neiti:;
nlro doer 1.k. 2lja/ (the scene at Emmrur)imply r reprermtation
afJerllr as caring. see % zg, a.
3 ~h~ renaerine mvd46rruor in EV~SG. AC,SI, 'eat.
imr with them' ir, however, rely doubthd (EV 'beini ar?embled
together wi,h them').
. 28, (m on for a ~ kinds i of conjecture as to &at
(a) In this region the
wordareported, he had said.
most obvious coniecture was that lesus
uttered words leading lip to, or explaining, the alleged
facts which we bare already considered.
Thus it fits the situation ~qually that in Mt. 28 lo Jesus re.
pears to thc women the injan~rion of the angels to bid the
disciples repair to Galilee, and that in Lk. 24*g md Acts1 +,
on the cother hmd, he bids them remain in Jerusalem, whilrt in
Jn. 20 17 he mercly rends them word rhat he is ascending to
heaven. and for rhir reason doar not suffer Mary Msgdxlene to
touch him. It is rtill in accordance with the umc principle
that he is ieprerenred ns at a later date making the request that
his disciples rhohmld touch him, and asking the disciples whether
theyhnvaanylhingto eat (s1,r.m
(b) Other words of Jrius apply to situations which re
have not yet discussed. Thus, in Lk. 2418 and in the
DidaikaLia (8 7 6). as well as in the speech to James
in the Gospel of the Hcbrers, the purpose is to prepare
the ray for a joyful frame of heart and mind. The
words in Jn. 2019 z6, ' Peace be unto you,' as also those
to Saul. 'Saul, Saul, why persecutes1 thou me?' (Acts
94. etc.). are aillgulnily well chosen.
(r) What must hare presented itself as the main
object must have been that of instructing the disciples,
before the final departure of Jesus, in everything which
was still necessary for their future tasks.