Jesus as the Messiah in the Dialogue with John (Q 7:18–23): An Aspect of Q’s Christology in Light of the Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521)
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- Chigasaki Shohei
- Rikkyo University
Abstract
Jesus’ answer to John the Baptist’s question about the Coming One (Q 7:22b) whose arrival John expected (3:16) has often been recognized as an authentic saying of his because of its originality. However, the striking parallelism with the Messianic Apocalypse (4Q521) suggests that a messianic tradition existed which associated miracles with eschatological salvation. Therefore, Q 7:22b cannot be ascribed to Jesus himself, and the whole dialogue (Q 7:18–23) seems to be created in the Q Group after Jesus’ death with the aid of the common tradition at the time. Q 7:18–23 probably intends to proclaim to both John’s disciples and other Jews in contact with the Q Group that Jesus is the messianic figure surpassing the Coming One.
Journal
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- Annual of the Japanese Biblical Institute
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Annual of the Japanese Biblical Institute 47 (0), 5-36, 2022
Japanese Biblical Institute
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Details 詳細情報について
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- CRID
- 1390012494087862784
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- ISSN
- 24356050
- 09129243
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- Text Lang
- en
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- Data Source
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- JaLC
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- Abstract License Flag
- Allowed