In Mark, the young man tells the women to tell the disciples that they will see Jesus in Galilee. Matthew says the same. For some reason, Luke completely omits this part of the story.
But I have a hunch that come Monday morning, the disciples high tailed it back to Galilee. I don't know the exact distance, but my finger measurement on a map came up with about 80 miles. I'm thinking that's at least a three day journey unless they were breaking speed limits--which you'd think they were if an angel type figure tells you something like this!
So let's say "for fun" that they made it about half way Monday and that tonight they are along the Jordan River about Samaria distance north.
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Ancient walkers could do 20 miles a day--racing could get you 25... maaaaaybe 30... the return at fastest rate would take 2 1/2 days...
Thanks for giving the upper limits... I knew 20 miles a day was the standard and figured they would go up the Jordan valley, which would be less up and down.
Of course I'm running into problems with John on this whole go back to Galilee this week kick. John has an appearance to Thomas apparently in Jerusalem this coming Monday night (8 days after the Sunday night appearance). He says it's the third appearance to the disciples. Yet Peter has had an appearance before the first (not to mention the women or the men on the road to Emmaus).
But I couldn't wait till next week to send them off to Galilee ;-) And besides, if the angel said Jesus would appear to them in Galilee, what in the world are they doing hanging around in Jerusalem?
Anyway, that's what's behind the "just for fun."
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