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Several places in Judea and Galilee are called Emmaus in the Bible, the works of Josephus Flavius, and other sources from the relevant period. The one most often mentioned is a town of some importance situated in the Valley of Ajalon (today, Ayyalon), later called Emmaus Nicopolis. [citation needed]
Altobello Melone – The Road to Emmaus, c. 1516–17. N. T. Wright considers the detailed narration of the Emmaus journey in Luke 24:13–35 [4] as one of the best sketches of a biblical scene in the Gospel of Luke. [5] Jan Lambrecht, citing D. P. Moessner, writes: "the Emmaus story is one of Luke's 'most exquisite literary achievements'."
The Supper at Emmaus is a painting by the Italian Baroque master Caravaggio, executed in 1601, and now in London. It depicts the Gospel story of the resurrected Jesus 's appearance in Emmaus . Originally this painting was commissioned and paid for by Ciriaco Mattei , brother of cardinal Girolamo Mattei .
A different interpretation places Bethabara on the opposite, western bank of the Jordan, in Judea rather than Perea; best known among these is the Madaba Map, which places Betahbara at today's west side of Al-Maghtas, officially known as Qasr el-Yahud. Decapolis: The healing the deaf mute of Decapolis takes place in this area. [33]
Motza was identified as the Emmaus of Luke in 1881 by William F. Birch (1840–1916) of the Palestine Exploration Fund, and again in 1893 by Paulo Savi. [6] Excavations in 2001–2003 headed by Professor Carsten Peter Thiede let him conclude that Khirbet Mizza/Tel Moza was the only credible candidate for the Emmaus of the New Testament. [7]
The Emmaus Ministries soup kitchen takes its name from the place where people "came to know Jesus in the breaking of the bread." (Luke 24:33)
The first-century Jewish historian Flavius Josephus provides external information on some people and events found in the New Testament. [1] The extant manuscripts of Josephus' book Antiquities of the Jews, written around AD 93–94, contain two references to Jesus of Nazareth and one reference to John the Baptist.
Today a double monastery of nuns and priests worship in the church and offer hospitality, commemorating the New Testament story of the couple on the Jerusalem–Emmaus road. [4] The walls are bearing traces of the Crusader-period frescoes, painted in Byzantine style and restored between 1995 and 2001. [5]