Szkredka Sinners and Sinfulness in Luke

A Study of Direct and Indirect References in the Initial Episodes of Jesus' Activity
1. Auflage 2017
ISBN: 978-3-16-155117-8
Verlag: Mohr Siebeck
Format: PDF
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E-Book, Englisch, 204 Seiten

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In staging his story of Jesus, Luke dedicates considerable space to the characters known as sinners. Scholars have noted this peculiarly Lukan emphasis. Still, scholarly attention has tended to limit itself to the so-called sinner texts, that is, the pericopae containing the word "sinner" or its cognates. The multiple indirect references to sin and sinners have been overlooked. Responding to this lacuna, Slawomir Szkredka examines the role of both direct and indirect references to sinfulness in the initial episodes of Jesus' activity. His study reveals that the sinners are not an easily identifiable category of characters: their defining characteristic - their sinfulness - is often found inadequate, rendered inapplicable, or transferred to another character. What the reader understands about sinners is that he or she must discover and assimilate Jesus' perception of them. The reader's coming to know Jesus is enacted.

Autoren/Hrsg.

Szkredka, Slawomir

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Christentum, Christliche Theologie Bibelwissenschaften Neues Testament: Exegese, Geschichte

Inhaltsverzeichnis

1;Cover;1
2;Preface;6
3;Table of Contents;8
4;List of Abbreviations;12
5;1. Introducing the Study and Its Presuppositions;14
5.1;1.1. A Brief Presentation of the Nature of This Study;14
5.2;1.2. A Sinner in Luke and in Lukan Scholarship;15
5.3;1.3. Methodological Assumptions Governing This Study;19
5.3.1;1.3.1. The Reader as Produced by the Text;19
5.3.2;1.3.2. The Reader as Assumed by the Text;20
5.3.3;1.3.3. Temporal Ordering and a First-Time Reading;21
5.3.4;1.3.4. Literary Form and Narrative Function;21
5.4;1.4. The Implied Reader’s Pre-existing Beliefs about Sin and Sinners;22
5.5;1.5. Lk 5:1–6:11 as a Narrative Section;26
5.6;1.6. The Task Ahead;31
6;2. Sin and Sinners in Luke 1–4;33
6.1;2.1. References to Sin and Sinners in the Infancy Narrative of Luke 1–2;34
6.1.1;2.1.1. John’s Birth Announced (1:5–25);34
6.1.2;2.1.2. Jesus’ Birth Announced (1:26–38);37
6.1.3;2.1.3. Meeting of the Mothers (1:39–56);37
6.1.4;2.1.4. Birth of John and Praise of Zachariah (1:57–80);39
6.1.5;2.1.5. Birth of Jesus and Jesus in the Temple (2:1–50);41
6.2;2.2. References to Sin and Sinners in the Beginnings of the Ministries of John and Jesus in Luke 3–4;43
6.2.1;2.2.1. Ministry of John the Baptist (3:1–20);44
6.2.2;2.2.2. Jesus’ Commission, Genealogy, and Testing (3:21–4:13);49
6.2.3;2.2.3. Jesus’ Ministry (4:14–44);50
6.3;2.3. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Luke 1–4;53
7;3. The Calling of Simon Peter (5:1–11);59
7.1;3.1. The Initial Situation (5:1–3);61
7.2;3.2. The Miraculous Catch (5:4–7);63
7.3;3.3. The Reactions (5:8–11);67
7.4;3.4. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 5:1–11;74
8;4. The Healing of a Leper (5:12–16);79
8.1;4.1. The Setting (5:12a);80
8.2;4.2. The Healing (5:12b–13);80
8.3;4.3. Jesus’ Command and Reactions (5:14–16);87
8.4;4.4. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 5:12–16;90
9;5. The Healing of the Paralytic (5:17–26);92
9.1;5.1. The Setting (5:17);92
9.2;5.2. The Obstacle of the Crowd (5:18–19);95
9.3;5.3. Jesus’ Dispute with the Pharisees and Teachers of the Law (5:20–24);96
9.4;5.4. Reactions to the Miracle (5:25–26);102
9.5;5.5. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 5:17–26;103
10;6. The Call of Levi (5:27–39);107
10.1;6.1. Call and Response (5:27–28);108
10.2;6.2. Meal – First Objection – Response (5:29–32);110
10.3;6.3. The Second Objection and the Response Followed by a Parable (5:33–39);113
10.4;6.4. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 5:27–39;116
11;7. The Sabbath Disputes (6:1–11);121
11.1;7.1. The Initial Situation (6:1);122
11.2;7.2. The Critique of the Pharisees (6:2);123
11.3;7.3. Jesus’ Response (6:3–5);125
11.4;7.4. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 6:1–5;127
11.5;7.5. The Initial Situation (6:6–7);129
11.6;7.6. Jesus’ Triple Response (6:8–10);131
11.7;7.7. Reactions of the Pharisees and the Scribes (6:11);136
11.8;7.8. The Theme of Sinfulness and the Likely Effects of Lk 6:6–11;138
11.9;7.9. Concluding Remarks on Luke’s Portrayal of Sinners in 5:1–6:11;140
12;8. Sin and Sinners in Lk 6:12–9:50;145
12.1;8.1. Choice and Preparation of the Twelve (6:12–8:56);147
12.1.1;8.1.1. Choice of the Twelve and the Sermon on the Plain (6:12–49);147
12.1.2;8.1.2. John the Baptist’s Question and Jesus’ Response (7:18–35);154
12.1.3;8.1.3. Jesus and the Sinful Woman (7:36–50);158
12.1.4;8.1.4. Teaching in Parables and the Miracles of Jesus (8:1–56);163
12.2;8.2. The Twelve Entrusted with a Mission and with the Prediction of Jesus’ Destiny (9:1–50);167
12.2.1;8.2.1. The Sending of the Twelve, Herod’s Questions, and the Challenge to Feed the Crowds (9:1–17);168
12.2.2;8.2.2. Peter’s Confession, Transfiguration, and the Failures of the Disciples (9:18–50);169
12.3;8.3. Concluding Remarks on the Interpretive Potential of Lk 5:1–6:11 for the “Sinner Texts” in Lk 6:12–9:50;173
13;9. Conclusions;175
14;Bibliography;184
14.1;Ancient Sources;184
14.2;Modern Authors;186
15;Index of Ancient Sources;200
15.1;Hebrew Bible / Old Testament;200
15.2;New Testament;201
15.3;Deuterocanonical Writings;204
15.4;Old Testament Pseudepigrapha and Dead Sea Scrolls;204
15.5;Philo, Josephus, and Classical Greek Sources;205
16;Index of Modern Authors;206

Über Autor(innen)

Szkredka, Slawomir
Born 1974; 2001 MDiv and MA in Theology; 2005 MA in Philosophy; 2008 PhD in Comparative Religions (Buddhism); 2012 Licentiate in Sacred Scripture; in 2016 defended a doctoral dissertation at the Pontifical Biblical Institute, Rome; since 2015 Assistant Professor of Biblical Studies at Saint John's Seminary, Camarillo, CA, USA.