Two Men on a Dining Couch: Luke 17,34 as a Meal Scene
The Jesus of Luke often participates in banquets and talks about meals in his speeches. Luke 17,34, we suggest, is one such example of the latter, a link that becomes evident when compared to its parallel, Gos. Thom. 61.1, where Jesus speaks of two men reclining on one dining couch. Through this ins...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Peeters
2023
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| In: |
Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
Year: 2023, Volume: 99, Issue: 1, Pages: 113-129 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 17,34
/ Gospel of Thomas
/ Zefanja-Apokalypse, Apocalypsis Sophoniae
/ Meal
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament KAB Church history 30-500; early Christianity |
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| Summary: | The Jesus of Luke often participates in banquets and talks about meals in his speeches. Luke 17,34, we suggest, is one such example of the latter, a link that becomes evident when compared to its parallel, Gos. Thom. 61.1, where Jesus speaks of two men reclining on one dining couch. Through this insight, we argue that Luke 17,34 refers to a Eucharistic banquet of an early Christian group, suggesting that the division into two at the eschatological judgment applies even to those who celebrate the Eucharist together. |
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| ISSN: | 1783-1423 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Ephemerides theologicae Lovanienses
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.2143/ETL.99.1.3291439 |