{Myself} (autos). Jesus is patient with his proof. They
were convinced before he came into the room, but that
psychological shock had unnerved them all. {Handle}
(ps(886c)aph(8873)ate). This very word is used in 1Jo 1:1 as proof of
the actual human body of Jesus. It is an old verb for touching
with the hand. {Flesh and bones} (sarka kai ostea). At least
this proves that he is not just a ghost and that Jesus had a real
human body against the Docetic Gnostics who denied it. But
clearly we are not to understand that our resurrection bodies
will have "flesh and bones." Jesus was in a transition state and
had not yet been glorified. The mystery remains unsolved, but it
was proof to the disciples of the identity of the Risen Christ
with Jesus of Nazareth.
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