The dissection of the wicked servant in Matthew 24:51
The dissection of the wicked servant in Mathew 24:51 is a difficult passage to interpret. Most scholars argue that Matthew could not have intended this particular motif to be taken literally, so they propose a metaphorical sense. There are good grounds, however, to question this view. Some neg...
| الحاوية / القاعدة: | HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies |
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| التنسيق: | مقال |
| اللغة: | الأفريقانية |
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2002-10-01
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| الوصول للمادة أونلاين: | https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/542 |
| الملخص: | The dissection of the wicked servant in Mathew 24:51 is a difficult passage to interpret. Most scholars argue that Matthew could not have intended this particular motif to be taken literally, so they propose a metaphorical sense. There are good grounds, however, to question this view. Some neglected evidence suggests that the evangelist did indeed intend this gruesome reference to be taken literally. In Matthew’s eschatological schema, wicked church leaders would be punished by dissection at the hands of angelic tormenters in Gehenna. |
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