The Scriptural account of his appearing to the disciples and other witnesses is briefly noted as follows: [279]He appeared on Sunday morning, early in the day of his resurrection, to Mary Magdalene near the sepulchre at Jerusalem .-- John 20:11-18.
[280]On the same Sunday morning, to the women returning from the sepulchre .-- Matthew 28:9, 10.
[281]On the same Sunday morning to Simon Peter alone near Jerusalem.
-- Luke 24:34.
[282]On the same day to two disciples going to Emmaus, between Jerusalem and Emmaus .-- Luke 24:13-21.
[283]On the same Sunday evening to the apostles (except Thomas) at Jerusalem .-- John 20:19-25.
[284]Thereafter he appeared again one week later (Sunday evening) to the apostles, Thomas this time being present, at Jerusalem .-- John 20:26-29.
[285]Some days thereafter he appeared on the shores of Galilee to seven of his disciples who had gone back to fishing .-- John 21:1-13.
[286]A little later he appeared to the eleven disciples on a mountain near Galilee .-- Matthew 28:16-20.
[287]A short time thereafter he again appeared to a company of more than five hundred of his followers, gathered by appointment, in Galilee.
-- 1 Corinthians 15:6.
[288]He again appeared to the apostle James only .-- 1 Corinthians 15:7.
[289]Then he appeared for the last time on the side of the Mount of Olives to his disciples at the time of his ascension .-- Luke 24:50,51; Acts 1:6-9.
[290]The question will arise in the minds of many, Did he appear in a spirit body or a human body, and how did he get the body if it was not the one in which he was crucified?
We may be sure that he did not arise from the dead with a human body, because on one of these occasions he appeared to the disciples when they were in a room with the doors fastened.

(John 20:19-26) The only answer is that now, as a divine being, he had the power to create a body and clothing and appear at any time and upon any occasion that he desired.

Mary supposed him to be a gardener; two of the disciples who walked with him thought he was a stranger in the community.

Again, none of the disciples recognized him by his body on the sea of Galilee; likewise on other occasions when he appeared unto them.

On all these occasions he was recognized by his actions, his words, and the familiar tone of his voice.