Did Jesus Nullify the Torah and Declare Nonkosher Foods Clean?: Toward a Better Reading of Mark 7:19b
According to the standard interpretation of Mark 7:19b—"Thus Jesus declared all foods clean"—Jesus nullifies the dietary commandments of the Torah. A close examination, which draws together some important recent research on this text, reveals that this is a misreading. Instead, Mark mainta...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2023
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| In: |
Bulletin for biblical research
Year: 2023, Volume: 33, Issue: 3, Pages: 259-280 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Markusevangelium 7,19
/ Food laws
/ Reinheitsgebot
/ Cultic purity
/ Jesus Christus
/ Law (Theology)
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament |
| Further subjects: | B
"Jesus and the Law"
B Hands B "dietary laws" B "Mark 7:19" B "clean and unclean" B "purity and impurity" |
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Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | According to the standard interpretation of Mark 7:19b—"Thus Jesus declared all foods clean"—Jesus nullifies the dietary commandments of the Torah. A close examination, which draws together some important recent research on this text, reveals that this is a misreading. Instead, Mark maintains a consistent portrait of Jesus as one who is faithful to Torah, even to the dietary laws. This will be shown through a close study of the syntax, literary context, sociocultural situation, Matthean parallel, and early church reaction. This article offers a close look at the standard interpretation, followed by an evaluation of two alternate readings. |
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| ISSN: | 2576-0998 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Bulletin for biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.5325/bullbiblrese.33.3.0259 |
