This expression is to be explained on the grounds that the Jews are not regarded here as a people, but as community hostile to Christians, from which the disciples (who are also of course Jews by birth) are to be basically distinguished. At the same time, this is an indication of the relationship of Jews and Christians towards the end of the first century CE. As someone resurrected, Jesus is no longer subject to mundane limitations: that is illustrated by his arrival through closed doors. He greets