A Nazorean and a Nazirite: Jesus and Samson in Matthew 1-2

The instance of Matthew’s formula citation in Matt. 2:23 is one of the most perplexing textual puzzles in the New Testament. There is no clear scriptural text that Matthew is quoting. The present study suggests that analyzing Jesus’ birth narrative in Matthew 1-2 as an instance of a biblical type-sc...

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Main Author: Johnson, Benjamin J. M. 1982- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage [2015]
In: The expository times
Year: 2015, Volume: 126, Issue: 12, Pages: 586-592
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Theology
B type scene
B Bible. Matthew
B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 1-2
B Bible. New Testament
B Jesus
B Judges 13:5,7
B Jesus Christ Nativity
B Bible
B Matthew 2:23
B Matthew 1-2
B Samson
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Summary:The instance of Matthew’s formula citation in Matt. 2:23 is one of the most perplexing textual puzzles in the New Testament. There is no clear scriptural text that Matthew is quoting. The present study suggests that analyzing Jesus’ birth narrative in Matthew 1-2 as an instance of a biblical type-scene gives further support for the view that Judg. 13:5, 7 is the primary text behind this cryptic reference. It further suggests that attention to the connection between the birth narratives of Jesus and Samson shows how Jesus will accomplish the salvation that Samson was meant to begin.
ISSN:1745-5308
Contains:Enthalten in: The expository times
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0014524615571246