Jesus has reappeared to the disciples several times in Jerusalem. John records one more appearance, this time later in Galilee. It is a strange one (to me) for the disciples
John 21: 1-3, Fishing
Afterward Jesus appeared again to his disciples, by the Sea of Galilee. It happened this way:
2 Simon Peter, Thomas (also known as Didymus), Nathanael from Cana in Galilee, the sons of Zebedee, and two other disciples were together.
3 “I’m going out to fish,” Simon Peter told them, and they said, “We’ll go with you.” So they went out and got into the boat, but that night they caught nothing.
The disciples, mostly fishermen, have returned to their roots.
Once again, the gospel writer records that Thomas ("twins") had a Greek name (which also meant "twins".)
The Sea of Tiberias is the same as the Sea of Galilee.
John 21: 4-8, Jesus at the lake side
Early in the morning, Jesus stood on the shore, but the disciples did not realize that it was Jesus.
5 He called out to them, “Friends, haven’t you any fish?”
“No,” they answered.
6 He said, “Throw your net on the right side of the boat and you will find some.” When they did, they were unable to haul the net in because of the large number of fish.
7 Then the disciple whom Jesus loved said to Peter, “It is the Lord!” As soon as Simon Peter heard him say, “It is the Lord,” he wrapped his outer garment around him (for he had taken it off) and jumped into the water.
8 The other disciples followed in the boat, towing the net full of fish, for they were not far from shore, about a hundred yards.
This event is a bookend to a miracle at the beginning of Jesus's ministry. Not recorded in John, but recorded in the other three gospels (see Luke 5:1-11), is an early event in which Jesus begins his discipling of Peter by helping him fish.
The distance from shore is (translated from Greek) "about two hundred cubits", that is, about 90 meters.
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