RT Article
T1 Jesus as Goat of the Day of Atonement in Recent Synoptic Gospels Research
JF Currents in biblical research
VO 17
IS 1
SP 59
OP 85
A1 Moscicke, Hans 1985-
LA English
YR 2018
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1662793758
AB Do the Synoptic passion narratives portray Jesus (and Barabbas) as one (or both) of the goats of the Day of Atonement? This question currently has no consensus in biblical scholarship but four contrasting positions: The evangelists portray (1) Jesus as the abused scapegoat in his maltreatment by the Roman soldiers (Mk 15.16-20 parr.); (2) Jesus as a pharmakos-like scapegoat patterned after Hellenistic motifs of redemptive suffering; (3) Barabbas as the scapegoat and Jesus as the immolated goat (Mt. 27.15-26 parr.); and (4) Jesus as neither goat, but the typological fulfillment of alternative (suffering) figures: Isaiah's Servant, the Psalms' Righteous Sufferer, the Son of Man, and the divine warrior. This article reviews and evaluates these four positions, suggesting avenues for future research.
K1 Bible. Gospels
K1 Barabbas
K1 Day of Atonement
K1 Evangelistic work
K1 Evangelists
K1 Gospel of Mark
K1 Gospel of Matthew
K1 Leviticus 16
K1 Passion Narrative
K1 REDEMPTION in Christianity
K1 Scapegoat
K1 Synoptic Gospels
K1 Yom Kippur
K1 Atonement
K1 Pharmakos
K1 Sacrifice
DO 10.1177/1476993X17751295