Saturday, May 10
9:30 am - 12:30 pm
Annemarie S. Kidder, PhD, IHM Associate
Saturday, May 10, 9:30am-12:30pm
After his resurrection on Easter and up until his ascension into heaven, Jesus appears to a
select group of his followers. All four Gospels record these bodily appearances of Jesus that
last for forty days. In these stories, he is both physical and ephemeral. He can be touched
and he can eat, but he can also walk through locked doors and appear and disappear
at an instant. Jesus is both of the earth and of heaven, human and divine. And he chooses
select people to whom he appears.
This presentation will explore the biblical stories of Jesus’ appearances based on the
context in which they are placed. We will also look at examples of Renaissance art on
the subject. And we will seek to identify the support these stories offered their earliest
audiences and the aid they might give us in our own Christian walk today.
(Suggested Offering: $25)
