Die teken van Jona en Jesus as Messias
The sign of Jonah and Jesus as Messiah Jewish tradition and the contexts in which Matthew and Luke refer to the "sign of Jonah" suggest that the sign demanded of Jesus by the authorities should prove his prophetic authority for deviating from traditional Torah. In the light of Jewish tra...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | Afrikaans |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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1993
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| In: |
Verbum et ecclesia
Year: 1993, Volume: 14, Issue: 1, Pages: 20-27 |
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| Summary: | The sign of Jonah and Jesus as Messiah Jewish tradition and the contexts in which Matthew and Luke refer to the "sign of Jonah" suggest that the sign demanded of Jesus by the authorities should prove his prophetic authority for deviating from traditional Torah. In the light of Jewish tradition on Jonah ben Amittai as the (Ephraimite) Messiah ben Joseph the mention of the sign itself may suggest that, at least in Matthew, Jesus claims messianic authority, and implies his eschatological victory over all evil powers, leading to the messianic banquet of believers. |
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| ISSN: | 2074-7705 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum et ecclesia
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.4102/ve.v14i1.1273 |
