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Jesus, Patrons, and Benefactors: Roman Palestine and the Gospel of Luke (Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2.Reihe)

By Jonathan Marshall

Book information

Publisher
Mohr Siebeck
ISBN
9783161499012, 9783161516023, 3161499018
Language
english
Format
PDF
Filesize
2 MB (2517520 bytes)
Pages
383\398
Time added
2023-07-23 07:51:02

Description

Did Jesus directly attack the Roman patronage system and promote himself as the benefactor par excellence? Studies in the historical Jesus frequently refer to categories of this sort of in their descriptions of Jesus and the Gospels. Jonathan Marshall critically examines these conclusions through historical inquiry. After surveying relevant archaeological and historical evidence pertinent to first-century Palestine, he examines Luke€™s presentation of Jesus in three representative passages (6:17€“38, 14:1€“24, 22:14€“34). Luke€™s wholesale neglect of patrocinium and limited use of benefaction to describe Jesus aligns well with the historical realia of Palestine as determined through primary sources.

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