RT Article
T1 The House, the Table, and the Message: Spatial Dynamics in the Synoptic Gospels
JF Journal for the study of the New Testament
VO 48
IS 3
SP 630
OP 657
A1 Glaser, Timo 1976-
LA English
YR 2026
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1963002156
AB This study explores spatial dynamics in the synoptic Gospels, focusing on how each synoptic Gospel author frames Jesus's movements and the significance of "the house", with particular attention to table fellowship with Levi as a narrative marker. While Luke depicts Jesus as a wandering teacher, Matthew anchors him in Capernaum, portraying his own house as a hub for ministry. Mark takes a middle approach, linking Jesus to the house of Simon and Andrew. Through both close and distant reading, this article examines how spatial language shapes theological perspectives on early Christian community structures and reveals the distinct narrative strategies that define each Gospel's portrayal of Jesus.
K1 Digital Humanities
K1 Jesus’s house
K1 Lk. 5.29
K1 Mk 2.15
K1 Mt. 9.10
K1 distant reading
K1 itinerant charismatic
K1 synoptic Gospels
DO 10.1177/0142064X251408009