Gerettete Spatzen, behütete Menschen: ein neues Verständnis von Matthäus 10,29
A well-known point of comparison for Christ’s followers is Matthew 10.29 with its statement, that sparrows – Greek: strouthia – have no economic value, but that no sparrow falls without God. This means that everyone can be sure that God looks after the much more valuable species mankind: A widesprea...
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| Format: | Print Article |
| Language: | German |
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Schöningh
2023
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Würzburger Jahrbücher für die Altertumswissenschaft
Year: 2023, Volume: 47, Pages: 167-190 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Zoology
/ Bible
/ Aristoteles 384 BC-322 BC
/ Birds
/ Bible. Lukasevangelium 12,6
/ Bible. Matthäusevangelium 6,26
/ Bible. Matthäusevangelium 10,29
/ Birds
/ Ornithology
/ Pliny the Elder 23-79
/ House sparrow
/ Aelianus, Tacticus ca. 1./2. Jh.
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
Gospel of Luke 12.6
B Nests B Aelian B Gospel of Matthew 6.26 B Gospel of Matthew 10.29 B Pliny the Elder B Ornithology B Bible B Birds B Animal Studies B Sparrows B Aristotle |
| Summary: | A well-known point of comparison for Christ’s followers is Matthew 10.29 with its statement, that sparrows – Greek: strouthia – have no economic value, but that no sparrow falls without God. This means that everyone can be sure that God looks after the much more valuable species mankind: A widespread interpretation, which works without any explanation. In other understandings of the text the falling birds are dead birds, which brings a negative touch to the chapter. The meaning of 10.29 is shown here to be only positive: It is about young birds falling out of their nest and surviving – as described in ancient literature by Aristotle. This interpretation fits well with other mentions of God’s care for birds in the Bible – especially Matthew 6.26 – and generates a perfect parallel for the followers of Christ in Matthew 10, leaving their home and coming into dangerous situations. But there is hope. |
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| ISSN: | 0342-5932 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Würzburger Jahrbücher für die Altertumswissenschaft
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