RT Article
T1 Difficult texts: Matthew 23
JF Theology
VO 123
IS 1
SP 16
OP 19
A1 Duffield, Ian K.
LA English
YR 2020
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1689171251
AB Some Gospel verses have been criticized for engaging in hate speech or for being anti-Semitic: for example, the blood libel in Matthew and the categorization of Jews as ‘of the devil' in John. However, the woes that Jesus declares upon scribes and Pharisees have received less attention. Although Matthew 23 is vulnerable to the accusation that it is anti-Semitic hate speech and should not be used in church, the criticism is misplaced as anachronistic and insensitive to the realities of the times and to the role the woes play in a prophetic critique of religious professionals. Furthermore, criticisms of the rhetoric tend to ignore the direction of the text against self-righteousness, including our own.
K1 Bibel : Matthäusevangelium : 23
K1 Anti-semitism
K1 Hate Speech
K1 prophetic critique
K1 Self-righteousness
K1 Stigmatization
K1 the hate speech paradox
K1 woes
DO 10.1177/0040571X19883533