Jesus as Goat of the Day of Atonement in Recent Synoptic Gospels Research
Do the Synoptic passion narratives portray Jesus (and Barabbas) as one (or both) of the goats of the Day of Atonement? This question currently has no consensus in biblical scholarship but four contrasting positions: The evangelists portray (1) Jesus as the abused scapegoat in his maltreatment by the...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
[2018]
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Currents in biblical research
Year: 2018, Volume: 17, Issue: 1, Pages: 59-85 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Jesus Christus
/ Day of Atonement
/ Atoning death
/ Scapegoat
/ Synoptic Gospels
/ Bible. Levitikus 16
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| IxTheo Classification: | HB Old Testament HC New Testament |
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Bible. Gospels
B Evangelistic work B Passion Narrative B Atonement B Leviticus 16 B Day of Atonement B Synoptic Gospels B Evangelists B Barabbas B Gospel of Mark B REDEMPTION in Christianity B Yom Kippur B Sacrifice B Pharmakos B Gospel of Matthew B Scapegoat |
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| Summary: | Do the Synoptic passion narratives portray Jesus (and Barabbas) as one (or both) of the goats of the Day of Atonement? This question currently has no consensus in biblical scholarship but four contrasting positions: The evangelists portray (1) Jesus as the abused scapegoat in his maltreatment by the Roman soldiers (Mk 15.16-20 parr.); (2) Jesus as a pharmakos-like scapegoat patterned after Hellenistic motifs of redemptive suffering; (3) Barabbas as the scapegoat and Jesus as the immolated goat (Mt. 27.15-26 parr.); and (4) Jesus as neither goat, but the typological fulfillment of alternative (suffering) figures: Isaiah's Servant, the Psalms' Righteous Sufferer, the Son of Man, and the divine warrior. This article reviews and evaluates these four positions, suggesting avenues for future research. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5200 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Currents in biblical research
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/1476993X17751295 |