"Will the wise person get drunk?": the background of the human wisdom in Luke 7:35 and Matthew 11:19
"The closing words of Matt 11:19//Luke7:35, therefore, should be read not against the background of the OT tradition of personified divine Wisdom, but rather against the Greco-Roman background of philosophical discourse regarding the wise person's conduct and drunkenness. The "wisdom&...
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| Language: | English |
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2008
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Journal of biblical literature
Year: 2008, Volume: 127, Issue: 2, Pages: 385-396 |
| Review of: | Matthäusevangelium ;; 11, 19 (Phillips, Thomas E.) |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matthew
/ Bible. Lukasevangelium 7,35
/ Wisdom
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B Biblical geography / Hellenism / Roman Empire |
| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament HD Early Judaism |
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Book review
B Wisdom B Philo Alexandrinus (25 BC-40) B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 11,19 B Bible. Lukasevangelium 7,35 B Hellenistic Jews B SenecalPhilosophus, Lucius A. -65 |
| Summary: | "The closing words of Matt 11:19//Luke7:35, therefore, should be read not against the background of the OT tradition of personified divine Wisdom, but rather against the Greco-Roman background of philosophical discourse regarding the wise person's conduct and drunkenness. The "wisdom" in the concluding proverb is not divine wisdom, but rather human wisdom. According to the standards of the day, neither Jesus nor John was wise; that is, neither practiced the deeds that demonstrated wisdom". (S. 396) |
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| ISSN: | 0021-9231 |
| Contains: | In: Journal of biblical literature
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