page_title: Post-resurrection appearances of Jesus
section_title: Biblical accounts
hierarchical_section_title: Post-resurrection appearances of Jesus / Biblical accounts
context_page_description: The post-resurrection appearances of Jesus are the reported earthly appearances of Jesus to his followers after his death and burial. Believers point to them as evidence of his resurrection and identity as Messiah, seated in Heaven on the right hand of God. Others interpret these accounts as visionary experiences.
caption: Supper at Emmaus by Matthias Stom, c 1633–1639. The "breaking of bread" is the precise moment of the disciples' recognition that they are in the presence of the risen Christ
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