The Fragrance of Life: Reconsidering the Sacrificial Logic of Ephesians 5:2
This article advances the claim that the sacrificial logicof Eph 5:2 relies primarily on the life of Jesus Christ. In contrastto Pauline interpreters who tend to construe ritual slaughter asthe goal of sacrifice, I treat sacrifice as a hierarchical processthat centers on blood manipulation and ritua...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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[2019]
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Biblical research
Year: 2019, Volume: 64, Pages: 67-82 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Epheserbrief 5,2
/ Sacrifice (Religion)
/ Sacrifice (Religion, Motiv)
/ Incense offering
/ Soteriology
/ Ephesians
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Collins, Adela Yarbro 1945-
B Bible. Epheserbrief 5,2 B Sacrifice; Biblical teaching B Bible. Ephesians; Theology; Christology B Salvation; Biblical teaching B Jesus Christ |
| Summary: | This article advances the claim that the sacrificial logicof Eph 5:2 relies primarily on the life of Jesus Christ. In contrastto Pauline interpreters who tend to construe ritual slaughter asthe goal of sacrifice, I treat sacrifice as a hierarchical processthat centers on blood manipulation and ritual burning. Thecomparison the writer charts between the Christ-gift and the“fragrant aroma” of sacrifice (ὀσμήεὐωδίας), I suggest, evokesthe presentation and perpetual presence of Christ’s resurrectionlife before God in heaven (cf. Eph 1:20–21; 2:6; 4:10). Theelement of the sacrificial complex that indexes God’s receipt ofthe gift thus offered a heuristic metaphor to articulate the significanceof Christ’s enthronement in the heavenly realms—thecenterpiece of the writer’s Christology and soteriology. |
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| ISSN: | 0067-6535 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical research
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