A "Great Day": The Context of a Johannine Expression (John 7:37; 19:31) in Second Temple Literature and Qumran (1QS 10.4; 4Q265 7 i.4)

The author of the Gospel of John twice identifies a day as "great" (John 7:37; 19:31). A survey of Second Temple and Qumran literature reveals four instances in which days are described as "great" in a liturgical context. The expression "great day" appears to function a...

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Main Author: Bergsma, John Sietze (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Catholic Biblical Association of America 2022
In: The catholic biblical quarterly
Year: 2022, Volume: 84, Issue: 3, Pages: 442-461
Further subjects:B festival day
B great day
B Day of the Lord
B Johannine chronology
B Sabbath
B crucifragium
B ἡμέρα μεγάλη
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Summary:The author of the Gospel of John twice identifies a day as "great" (John 7:37; 19:31). A survey of Second Temple and Qumran literature reveals four instances in which days are described as "great" in a liturgical context. The expression "great day" appears to function as a reference to a festival day, equivalent to the Late Biblical Hebrew "holy day" ([inline-graphic 01], Neh 10:32 MT) or the mishnaic "good day" ([inline-graphic 02]). This lends support to understanding John 7:37 as referring to the eighth day of Tabernacles/Sukkoth, and John 19:31 to a coincidence of the Sabbath and Passover on the day after the crucifixion.
ISSN:2163-2529
Contains:Enthalten in: The catholic biblical quarterly
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1353/cbq.2022.0089