Joseph's Dilemma: ‘Honour Killing’ in the Birth Narrative of Matthew. By Matthew J. Marohl
What to say about Joseph, the husband of Mary, is a perennial dilemma for preachers, theologians and ordinary Christians. His character is sketched in minimal terms by the authors of Matthew, Luke and John, and he features nowhere else in the New Testament. Yet the identity of Jesus as the ‘son of J...
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| Format: | Electronic Review |
| Language: | English |
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Oxford University Press
2010
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Literature and theology
Year: 2010, Volume: 24, Issue: 4, Pages: 451-453 |
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| Summary: | What to say about Joseph, the husband of Mary, is a perennial dilemma for preachers, theologians and ordinary Christians. His character is sketched in minimal terms by the authors of Matthew, Luke and John, and he features nowhere else in the New Testament. Yet the identity of Jesus as the ‘son of Joseph’ was at least significant for some of his audience (Mt. 13:55; Lk. 4:22; Jn. 1:45; 6:42), and the importance of Joseph in the early life of Jesus is clear from the early sections of Matthew and Luke (Mt. 1:16, 18–25; 2:13–15, 19–23; Lk. 2:4–5, 27, 33, 41–51)., New Testament scholar Matthew J. |
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| ISSN: | 1477-4623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Literature and theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1093/litthe/frq055 |