Why Did Jesus Breathe on His Disciples?

What connections exist between Jesus breathing on his disciples and Adams’ creation, the valley of dry bones, and other Old Testament narratives? Why does Christ’s resurrected body still have crucifixion scars? What is the biblical and non-biblical background of the Greek verb apostello (“to send”), and how does it help us better understand Jesus sending his disciples? In this week’s video for “Reading the Gospels through Hebrew Eyes,” Chad Bird looks at John 20:19ff to answer all these questions.