What concern is that to you and to me?
Jesus' response to his mother in John 2:4 has created confusion among commentators. Several explanations have been given for the harsh response that Jesus gives to Mary. The explanations are usually tied to some historical reconstruction of the Semitic idiom or some theological purpose of Jesus...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2005
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Neotestamentica
Year: 2005, Volume: 39, Issue: 2, Pages: 273-287 |
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| Summary: | Jesus' response to his mother in John 2:4 has created confusion among commentators. Several explanations have been given for the harsh response that Jesus gives to Mary. The explanations are usually tied to some historical reconstruction of the Semitic idiom or some theological purpose of Jesus. But this response by Jesus is not unique. A similar response was given by Elisha in a similar circumstance. By turning to the Elisha narratives we see that John 2:1-11, Jesus' first sign, has a literary and theological relationship to 2 Kings 3-4. This Elisha "type-scene" provides a hermeneutical link that allows Jesus to be seen from a prophetic perspective; a perspective that both explains his response to his mother and helps define his 'signs' ministry. |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/EJC83205 |