‘Show Me the Money’: Jesus, Visual Aids, and the Tribute Question
The question about paying tribute to Caesar is one of the most incendiary queries ever posed to Jesus. It seems straightforward, but either a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response is politically perilous. Jesus’s answer seems equally straightforward, but scholars have debated its meaning, even the basic question o...
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| Tipo de documento: | Electrónico Artículo |
| Lenguaje: | Inglés |
| Verificar disponibilidad: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2020
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| En: |
Tyndale bulletin
Año: 2020, Volumen: 71, Número: 2, Páginas: 191-206 |
| (Cadenas de) Palabra clave estándar: | B
Jesus Christus
/ Moneda
/ Hilfsmittel
/ Visualización
/ Bibel
/ Retórica
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| Otras palabras clave: | B
luke
B Synoptic Gospels B Taxes B Matthew B Gospels B caesar B mark B New Testament B tribute B coin |
| Acceso en línea: |
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| Parallel Edition: | No electrónico
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| Sumario: | The question about paying tribute to Caesar is one of the most incendiary queries ever posed to Jesus. It seems straightforward, but either a ‘yes’ or ‘no’ response is politically perilous. Jesus’s answer seems equally straightforward, but scholars have debated its meaning, even the basic question of whether it is affirmative or negative. But many analyses have erred by considering the logion apart from Jesus’s use of the coin as a visual aid. After a brief survey of visual aids in biblical narratives and classical rhetoric, it becomes clear that the coin adds materially to Jesus’s response and clarifies his meaning. |
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| ISSN: | 0082-7118 |
| Obras secundarias: | Enthalten in: Tyndale bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.53751/001c.27746 |
