The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode)

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Biblical episode New Testament narrative post-resurrection appearance of Jesus

The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode) is a New Testament story in which the resurrected Jesus reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal in the village of Emmaus, symbolizing recognition through the breaking of bread.

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All labels observed (3)

Label	Occurrences
Supper at Emmaus	1
Supper at Emmaus narrative	1
The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode) canonical	1

How this entity was disambiguated

This entity first appeared as the object of triple T5495995 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.

NED1 Entity disambiguation (via context triple) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode)
Context triple: [The Supper at Emmaus, basedOn, The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode)]

A. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
B. road to Emmaus
The road to Emmaus is the route described in the Gospel of Luke where the resurrected Jesus appears and speaks to two of his followers, revealing his identity to them as they walk.
C. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
D. The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio
The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio is a renowned early 17th-century Baroque painting depicting the moment the resurrected Christ reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and lifelike realism.
E. The Allegory of the Apostles
The Allegory of the Apostles is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the twelve apostles.
F. None of above. chosen
G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.

NED2 Entity disambiguation (via description) gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07

Target entity: The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode)
Target entity description: The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode) is a New Testament story in which the resurrected Jesus reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal in the village of Emmaus, symbolizing recognition through the breaking of bread.

A. Supper at Emmaus
Supper at Emmaus is a renowned Baroque painting by Caravaggio depicting the moment the resurrected Christ is recognized by his disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and realistic detail.
B. road to Emmaus
The road to Emmaus is the route described in the Gospel of Luke where the resurrected Jesus appears and speaks to two of his followers, revealing his identity to them as they walk.
C. Last Supper
The Last Supper is the final meal Jesus shared with his disciples, commemorated in Christian tradition as the institution of the Eucharist and a pivotal moment before his crucifixion.
D. The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio
The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio is a renowned early 17th-century Baroque painting depicting the moment the resurrected Christ reveals his identity to two disciples during a meal, celebrated for its dramatic lighting and lifelike realism.
E. The Allegory of the Apostles
The Allegory of the Apostles is a religious painting by Dutch Golden Age artist Abraham Bloemaert that symbolically depicts the twelve apostles.
F. None of above. chosen

Statements (48)

Predicate	Object
instanceOf	Biblical episode ⓘ New Testament narrative ⓘ post-resurrection appearance of Jesus ⓘ
associatedWithDoctrine	Eucharist ⓘ linked to: Holy Eucharist Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ linked to: resurrection of Jesus Christ
beginsWith	two disciples walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus ⓘ
canonicalGospelSource	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
commemoratedOn	Easter season ⓘ
featuresCharacter	Cleopas ⓘ Jesus ⓘ unnamed disciple ⓘ
foundIn	Luke 24:13–35 ⓘ
genre	religious narrative ⓘ
hasMotive	Christ as stranger ⓘ opened Scriptures ⓘ opened eyes ⓘ table fellowship with Jesus ⓘ
includesEvent	Jesus explaining the Scriptures ⓘ Jesus vanishing from their sight ⓘ breaking of bread ⓘ disciples returning to Jerusalem ⓘ disciples’ eyes being opened ⓘ invitation to Jesus to stay and eat ⓘ
influencedWork	Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio painting, 1601) ⓘ linked to: The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus (Caravaggio painting, 1606) ⓘ linked to: The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio Supper at Emmaus (Rembrandt painting, 1648) ⓘ linked to: Rembrandt’s "Supper at Emmaus" Supper at Emmaus (Rembrandt painting, c. 1628) ⓘ linked to: Rembrandt’s "Supper at Emmaus" numerous Baroque paintings ⓘ numerous Renaissance paintings ⓘ
languageOfCanonicalText	Koine Greek ⓘ
liturgicalUseIn	Anglican Communion ⓘ Eastern Orthodox Church ⓘ linked to: Eastern Orthodox Christianity Protestant churches ⓘ Roman Catholic Church ⓘ linked to: Catholic Church worldwide
partOf	Gospel of Luke ⓘ
religiousTradition	Christianity ⓘ
scripturalBook	New Testament ⓘ
setAfterEvent	Resurrection of Jesus ⓘ linked to: resurrection of Jesus Christ
setIn	Emmaus ⓘ
setOnDayOf	Easter Sunday ⓘ linked to: Easter
symbolizes	Eucharistic presence of Christ ⓘ recognition of Jesus in the breaking of bread ⓘ transition from physical sight to faith ⓘ
theme	breaking of bread ⓘ faith and understanding ⓘ hospitality ⓘ recognition of the risen Christ ⓘ scriptural fulfillment ⓘ

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Referenced by (3)

Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.

The Supper at Emmaus → basedOn → The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode) ⓘ

subject linked to: The Supper at Emmaus by Caravaggio

The Supper at Emmaus (Milan version) → basedOn → Supper at Emmaus narrative ⓘ

linked to: The Supper at Emmaus (Biblical episode)

Life of Christ → depicts → Supper at Emmaus ⓘ