Your, Ours, and Mine: Jesus' Use of the Prophetic Possessive in the Gospel of Matthew
In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus overwhelmingly prefers to use the term Father in addressing the disciples, which often appears to affirm the special relationship the disciples have with God. In several instances, however, Jesus uses the phrase “ my Father,” making a distinction between himself and t...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2007
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2007, Volume: 37, Issue: 1, Pages: 3-11 |
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| Summary: | In the Gospel of Matthew, Jesus overwhelmingly prefers to use the term Father in addressing the disciples, which often appears to affirm the special relationship the disciples have with God. In several instances, however, Jesus uses the phrase “ my Father,” making a distinction between himself and the disciples. The use of this phrase extends over a significant portion of the gospel narrative and has the rhetorical force of pressing the disciples, and the implied readers who come to identify with the disciples, to adopt certain actions and avoid others, lest they lose their honored status in the Jesus-community. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/01461079070370010201 |