PART VII (A). CHAPTER 20 THE TRIUMPH OF JESUS IN HIS RESURRECTION 1. At the empty sepulchre (John 20:1). 2. Mary of Magdala and the Saviour (John 20:11). 3. The risen Lord’s first appearance to the ten disciples. (1) The greeting of peace; (2) their apostolic mission; (3) an effusion of the Spiri... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ St. John’s narrative of the Resurrection is not general. He describes how _faith_ in the risen Lord was established in his own case and in the case of the other disciples. But although he does not record all the facts noted in the Synoptic narratives, he incidentall... [ Continue Reading ]
_EXPLANATORY AND CRITICAL NOTES_ John 20:19. EVENING OF THAT DAY.—_I.e._ the day on which our Lord rose from the dead.—WHEN THE DOORS WERE SHUT.—St. John notices this fact, not only to show how terror-stricken and despairing the disciples had become, but in order to indicate that Jesus entered the... [ Continue Reading ]