Cleopas

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Cleopas was a figure of early Christianity, one of the two "disciples of Emmaus.

His name is an abbreviated form of Cleopatros, a common Hellenistic name meaning "son of a renowned father".

He appears in Luke 24:13-27 as one of two disciples walking from Jerusalem to Emmaus. Cleopas is named in verse 18, while his companion remains unnamed.

This occurs two days after the crucifixion, on the day of Jesus' resurrection, though the two are yet unaware of that event. They are discussing the events of the past few days when a stranger asked them what they spoke of. The stranger was asked to join the two for the evening meal, during which he broke the bread and revealed himself as the resurrected Jesus and disappeared.

Cleopas and his friend hastened to Jerusalem to carry the news to the other disciples, where Jesus subsequently appeared to them as well. A similar event is mentioned in the longer ending of Mark: the incident is without parallel in the gospels of Matthew and John.

Cleopas has no further occurence in the New Testament, but in tradition he has often been identified with Clopas, another New Testament figure. For more on

[edit] See also

• Clopas

[edit] External links

• Catholic Encyclopedia: Cleophas