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James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:10

(Now they were Mary Magdalene, and Joanna, and Mary the mother of James). And the other women (with them) told these things to the apostles.The above verse has been re-punctuated to show what is believed to be its meaning. All punctuation is of men; and it is well known that the punctuation of this verse is by no means agreed upon by scholars.The rest ... Luke at once injected the parenthesis to show who "the rest" were, being the women mentioned but including others whose names were not... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:11

And these words appeared in their sight as idle talk; and they disbelieved them.The disbelieving apostles are in view here. Far from having concerted a series of lies to claim a resurrection that never occurred, the Eleven refused at first to believe it, and were not convinced until that night of the resurrection day when Jesus appeared to them (and a certain number of others) in that upper room.Inherent in the unbelieving stance of the Eleven was their "hardness of heart" (Mark 16:14), a fact... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:12

But Peter arose, and ran unto the tomb; and stooping and looking in, he seeth the linen cloths by themselves; and he departed to his home, wondering at that which was come to pass.Here Luke abbreviated the whole incident so fully presented in John 20:1-9, omitting not only John's participation in it, but also, the fact of Peter's having actually entered the tomb. This abbreviation cannot be viewed as a contradiction of the longer account, being rather an abridgment of it, focusing upon the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:13

And behold, two of them were going that very day to a village named Emmaus, which was threescore furlongs from Jerusalem.Emmaus ... Childers noted that:This village is now called Kolonieh, so called from the emperor Titus having made of it a colony for some of his veterans. It is located, as Luke says, about sixty furlongs or stadia from Jerusalem. One [@stadion] Isaiah 606.75 feet. Thus, the village was about six and three-fourths miles from Jerusalem.[10]Two of them were going ... One of... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:14

And they communed with each other of all these things which had happened. And it came to pass, while they communed and questioned together, that Jesus himself drew near, and went with them.The conversation of these two indicates their deep interest and concern in the knowledge of things pertaining to Jesus; and the fact of their not recognizing Christ indicates that Jesus did not intend them to recognize him. One of the mysterious qualities in the resurrection body of our Lord was this quality... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:16

But their eyes were holden that they should not know him. And he said unto them, What communications are these that ye have one with another as ye walk? And they stood still, looking sad.It was so incredible, in the view of these two, that any person whosoever in the environs of Jerusalem should have been unaware of the stupendous events unfolded there so recently, or that such a person would not have known anything about them, that they stopped walking, astounded at what appeared to them... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:18

And one of them, named Cleopas, answering said unto him, Dost thou alone sojourn in Jerusalem and not know the things which are come to pass there in these days?Such wonderment was natural. Here is spontaneous testimony to the fact that all men were conscious of the dramatic events related to the Passion of Jesus Christ. "This thing was not done in a corner" (Acts 26:26). The highest officials of government, both religious and secular, the total population of Jerusalem, with more than a million... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:19

And he said unto them, What things? And they said unto him, The things concerning Jesus the Nazarene, who was a prophet mighty in deed and word before God and all the people; and how the chief priests and our rulers delivered him up to be condemned to death, and crucified him.Thus the two disciples responded, as Jesus had intended, by focusing attention upon the solemn events connected with his great sacrifice for sins. read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:21

But we hoped that it was he who should redeem Israel Yea, and besides all this, it is now the third day since these things came to pass.We hoped ... Tragic is the use of the past tense; for by it these two confessed that hope had vanished. How could a dead prophet redeem Israel?The third day since ... If Jesus was buried about sunset on Friday, there is no way that these men would, on Sunday, have said, "This is now the third day since." Sunday was not the third day since Friday; but it was the... read more

James Burton Coffman

Coffman Commentaries on the Bible - Luke 24:22

Moreover, certain women of our company amazed us, having been early at the tomb; and when they found not his body, they came, saying that they had also seen a vision of angels, who said that he was alive. And certain of them that were with us went to the tomb, and found it even so as the women had said; but him they saw not.At the time these two disciples had left the circle of believers, the Lord had not appeared to any of them. Of course, the Lord had appeared early that day to Mary... read more

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