Dismemberment, Dualism, and Theology of the Body in the Gospel of Matthew
Contemporary Christian body theology focuses on recovering a Jewish understanding of the unity of the body and soul against a dualism inherited from Greek philosophy. The Gospel of Matthew presents several instances when Jesus speaks of dismemberment (5:29–30, 18:8–9, 19:12, 24:45–51), in which he a...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2014
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Biblical theology bulletin
Year: 2014, Volume: 44, Issue: 4, Pages: 185-194 |
| Further subjects: | B
body theology
B Dismemberment B Matthew B mutilation B Dualism |
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| Summary: | Contemporary Christian body theology focuses on recovering a Jewish understanding of the unity of the body and soul against a dualism inherited from Greek philosophy. The Gospel of Matthew presents several instances when Jesus speaks of dismemberment (5:29–30, 18:8–9, 19:12, 24:45–51), in which he adopts a rhetoric, familiar from the Hebrew Bible, of violently controlling the body. However, the emphasis on self-control exercised through violence upon one's own body finds its background in the body-soul dualism of Hellenistic literature. These dismemberment logia problematize the claims of body theologians that body-soul dualism is foreign to the Christian tradition. |
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| ISSN: | 1945-7596 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Biblical theology bulletin
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0146107914552229 |