Merriam-WebsterYou need a better dictionary.
Definition of COMMUNE
Oxford ("verb" section, as used in the OP's question)
commune - definition of commune in English | Oxford Dictionaries
No mention of "live/stay with".
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Merriam-WebsterYou need a better dictionary.
You have a long list of things Jesus did after he rose, but read scripture to see there is not much actually listed. You say he stayed with them, no scripture says Jesus spent a night with the disciples. He did eat with them, maybe three times. He taught them; Luke 24:27 says Jesus explained what Scripture said concerning him, in a maybe 2 or 3 hour long walk. One miracle is described in John 21. The many other things that John says Jesus did is a reference to what Jesus did while he was with them.Hi AHC, I don't believe He stayed with them continually (like He had for the past three years), but He certainly did far more than float overhead, let them see Him, and then disappear into a cloud of smoke. He stayed with them for a time, ate with them, taught them, performed miracles in their presence, etc., then He moved on and did the same for the others He intended to see and teach.
Let's start with what he didn't do. He didn't teach them any new teachings. He didn't do any new and greater miracle. About the only new thing he did was "walk" through walls and then disappear.Let's assume you are correct for the moment however, what do you believe Jesus was doing with all the spare time you believe He had between the Resurrection and the Ascension? He hadn't ascended yet, and He certainly had a big job to complete in short order before He did, so He probably wasn't just hanging out by Himself or sleeping (does He even need to sleep anymore?). So what do you think He was up to?
"Commune" does NOT mean "live/stay with". It just means "intimate communication", which the Bible shows Jesus doing with His disciples during the 40 days.
If you can link a dictionary, then you should be able to read that the word has more than JUST one meaning.Merriam-Webster
Definition of COMMUNE
Oxford ("verb" section, as used in the OP's question)
commune - definition of commune in English | Oxford Dictionaries
No mention of "live/stay with".
Yes, it does. But NONE of the meanings of the verb "commune" listed in those dictionaries were "live/stay with".If you can link a dictionary, then you should be able to read that the word has more than JUST one meaning.
I think the miracles were part of Jesus' teaching of the Apostles. I think he spent the time teaching them how to set up the churches. Baptism, Eucharist, deacons and presbyters and bishops.... These were all things the Apostles did which were not covered by Jesus' ministry before the crucifixion.While scripture says Jesus performed many signs in the 40 days after he rose from the dead, I don't think Jesus was constantly in the presence of the disciples in the time.
Matthew, Mark and Luke all record Jesus saying he will not drink wine until God's kingdom has been restored; Matthew 26:29, Mark 14:25, Luke 22:18. Scripture records Jesus eating with his disciples; Luke 24:42-43, Acts 1:4. Scripture does not record when the early church started partaking of the Lord's Supper, but according to Matthew, Mark and Luke, Jesus could not have been a part of it if they did it in the first 40 days after Jesus rose.
While scripture says Jesus performed many signs in the 40 days after he rose from the dead, I don't think Jesus was constantly in the presence of the disciples in the time. Scripture says Jesus appeared and disappeared. While he did eat on occasion, I don't think he had to eat and drink. If Jesus had to drink, surely the disciples would have drank wine in 40 days and if Jesus was present, it would have been customary for him to also drink wine.