A silver coin in the mouth of a fish (Matthew 17
This presentation is an exercise in engaged hermeneutics with a view to the miracles of nature in the New Testament, while avoiding the fallacy of misplaced concreteness. It demonstrates Matthew's understanding of Jesus' emancipatory living in terms of a cultural anthropological interpreta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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1993
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Neotestamentica
Year: 1993, Volume: 27, Issue: 1, Pages: 1-26 |
| Further subjects: | B
Theology
B Miracles B Theology and nature B Hermeneutics B Christianity B Matthew 17:24-27 B Jesus Christ |
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| Summary: | This presentation is an exercise in engaged hermeneutics with a view to the miracles of nature in the New Testament, while avoiding the fallacy of misplaced concreteness. It demonstrates Matthew's understanding of Jesus' emancipatory living in terms of a cultural anthropological interpretation of God's uniqueness and holiness. It places emphasis on the symbolic representation of the Jewish Christian belief that the one and only God may not be portrayed in any manner and the connection this has with the miracle story about Peter miraculously finding a silver (Tyrian) coin in the mouth of a fish from the Sea of Galilee, through Jesus' intervention. The following questions receive attention: How were the miracles of Jesus approached hermeneutically in the past? What are the place and role of Mt 17:24-27 within the immediate and broader context of the Gospel of Matthew? For our understanding of this passage, what is the implication of the recent archaeological discovery of silver Tyrian coins with images of sea-creatures? With a view to the exploitation of society's weak ones and the believer's relationship with his/her environment, how should this Peter-pericope be interpreted? |
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| ISSN: | 2518-4628 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Neotestamentica
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.10520/AJA2548356_894 |