Intratextuality in Luke: Connecting the Emmaus Road with the Boy in the Temple

The story of the boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-51) and of the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) are compared and are shown to be likely to be a deliberate piece of intratextuality on the part of the author of the Gospel of Luke. Four main agreements between the stories are examined. A motive for t...

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Main Author: James, Rob (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: [2020]
In: The expository times
Year: 2020, Volume: 132, Issue: 2, Pages: 63-70
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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Summary:The story of the boy Jesus in the Temple (Luke 2:41-51) and of the Road to Emmaus (Luke 24:13-35) are compared and are shown to be likely to be a deliberate piece of intratextuality on the part of the author of the Gospel of Luke. Four main agreements between the stories are examined. A motive for the intratextuality is also proposed in that it fits in very well with Luke’s overall theological approach to the poor and the powerless.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524620946998