[madison10]

To be blunt, it appears from the accounts cited that Jesus' face was beaten to a swollen pulp. This may account for the fact that, after Jesus resurrection, the disciples on the road to Emmaus did not recognize him even as they spoke to him! (Luke, chapter 24)

I don't believe the beaten face & body would have remained...only the pierced scars. I would think the scars would have made Jesus MORE recognizable as there probably weren't too many people walking around with battered bodies. Think of a boxer. His beating around the face doesn't last.

Thought the Holy Spirit prevented those on the road to Emmaus from knowing who Jesus was & later assisted in the recognition.

[tame]

I don't believe the beaten face & body would have remained...only the pierced scars.

I don't see any evidence in scripture to warrant the view that Jesus' face and body marks would not be present.

Think of a boxer. His beating around the face doesn't last.

Actually, if a boxer's been through a severe fight his scars are usually lasting. In Jesus' case, it was only days between his brutal beating and his appearance to the disciples on the road to Emmaus.

[normy]

Isaiah 53:5 says .."with his stripes we are healed." His stripes were healed and with them so were we. Right?