Elisha Typology in Jesus' Miracle on the Jordan River (Papyrus Egerton 2, 2v.6-14)
Previous reconstructions of the Miracle on the Jordan River' (Papyrus Egerton 2, 2v.6-14) are unconvincing because they lack clear parallels with known texts. This short article proposes a new transcription, based on the apparent parallels with Elisha's miracles in 2 Kings and Josephus, J...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2016]
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| In: |
New Testament studies
Year: 2016, Volume: 62, Issue: 1, Pages: 149-156 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Papyrus Egerton 2
/ Jesus Christus
/ Jordan
/ Miracle story
/ Bible. Könige 2. 2,13
/ Josephus, Flavius 37-100, Antiquitates Judaicae 4,460-464
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament HD Early Judaism KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
| Further subjects: | B
Jordan River
B Josephus B Egerton Gospel B Elisha |
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| Summary: | Previous reconstructions of the Miracle on the Jordan River' (Papyrus Egerton 2, 2v.6-14) are unconvincing because they lack clear parallels with known texts. This short article proposes a new transcription, based on the apparent parallels with Elisha's miracles in 2 Kings and Josephus, Jewish War 4.460-4. It concludes that the author of the Egerton Gospel used Elisha typology in the depiction of Jesus' miracle on the Jordan. |
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| ISSN: | 1469-8145 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: New Testament studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1017/S0028688515000399 |
