Is Matthew's Presentation of Peter Ironic?
Simon probably already had the name Peter before he came into contact with Jesus. Since Matthew emphasizes Peter's unreliability, Jesus' saying about him as petra in Matthew 16:18 was intended to be ironic, even though Matthew does present him as prōtos, the foremost of the twelve. These c...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1987
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 1987, Volume: 17, Issue: 2, Pages: 64-69 |
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| Summary: | Simon probably already had the name Peter before he came into contact with Jesus. Since Matthew emphasizes Peter's unreliability, Jesus' saying about him as petra in Matthew 16:18 was intended to be ironic, even though Matthew does present him as prōtos, the foremost of the twelve. These conclusions from Bas Van Iersel's synchonic study are considered against the background of earlier diachronic studies by Edward Schillebeeckx and M. Wilcox. Rich opportunities for wordplay are shown to be present and the presence of irony is tested using norms proposed by E. Good. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/014610798701700205 |