RT Article
T1 Jesus at Age 30: Further Evidence for Luke's Portrait of a Priestly Jesus?
JF Biblical theology bulletin
VO 44
IS 4
SP 195
OP 201
A1 Wenkel, David H.
LA English
PB Sage
YR 2014
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1773474243
AB This study examines Luke's identification of Jesus' age at the beginning of his ministry as “about thirty years of age” in Luke 3:23. Why did Luke include this detail, and why did he round off the age to the number thirty? This study argues that the age of thirty takes on significance when it is read against historical parallels and Israel's destiny to be a kingdom of priests, and against Jewish ideas about priesthood. Jesus' age provides proleptic evidence that he will eclipse and fulfill all of God's demands upon Israel.
K1 thirty
K1 Age
K1 King
K1 Priest
K1 Luke
K1 Jesus
DO 10.1177/0146107914552231