"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&...

Full description

Saved in:  
Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Phillips, Thomas E. (Author)
Format: Print Review
Language:English
Check availability: HBZ Gateway
Journals Online & Print:
Drawer...
Fernleihe:Fernleihe für die Fachinformationsdienste
Published: Soc. 2008
In: 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 / Concept of
B Biblical geography / Hellenism / Roman Empire
IxTheo Classification:HC New Testament
HD Early Judaism
Further subjects:B 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
Description
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)
ISSN:0021-9231
Contains:In: Journal of biblical literature