When Seventy Equals Seventy-Two: A Reception-Historical Contribution to the Text-Critical Problem of Luke 10:1, 17
Abstract The question of how many disciples Jesus sends in Luke 10:170 or 72has long brought interpreters to an impasse, with Bruce Metzger concluding that the number is elusive' and cannot be determined with confidence'. However, one simple solution has yet to be considered. Appealing...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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The journal of theological studies
Year: 2019, Volume: 70, Issue: 2, Pages: 633-651 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,1
/ Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,17
/ Disciple
/ Number
/ Textual criticism
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,1
B Bible. Lukasevangelium 10,17 |
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| Summary: | Abstract The question of how many disciples Jesus sends in Luke 10:170 or 72has long brought interpreters to an impasse, with Bruce Metzger concluding that the number is elusive' and cannot be determined with confidence'. However, one simple solution has yet to be considered. Appealing to ancient number theories, reception history, and Luke's manuscript tradition, this essay maintains that 70 and 72 were often, strangely, the same number in antiquity. A facile solution in isolation, equating 70 and 72 is demonstrated to be a common phenomenon in antique Jewish and Christian literature. The implication of such a finding for the interpretation of Luke is that the numerous intertexts proposed for Luke's 70/72 disciplesthe Table of Nations, Moses' elders, the number of languagesare all at least admissible on text-critical grounds. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4607 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: The journal of theological studies
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/jts/flz084 |