Title: Essays in the Judaic background of Mark 11:12-14, 20-21 ; 15:23 ; Luke 1:37 ; John 19:28-30 ; and Acts 11:28 /
Authors: Aus, Roger David, 1940-
Year: 2015
Subjects: Bible. Relation to the Old Testament.; Bible. Commentaries.; Bible. Commentaries.; Bible. Commentaries.; Bible. Commentaries.; Christianity and other religions Judaism; Judaism Relations Christianity
Abstract: These five essays deal with the influence of Judaic haggadah or lore, especially in the form of “creative historiography” or “imaginative dramatization,” on four enigmatic passages in the Gospels, and one in Acts. They point to their deeper theological truths and negate the alternatives of true or false, historical or non-historical, usually applied to the narratives. (Publisher).
Contents: The cursing of the fig tree in Mark 11:12-14, 20-21 and Judaic tradition on Ps 1:3 -- Jesus' refusal to drink the wine offered him in Mark 15:23 : getting behind the text -- Luke 1:37 in light of Gen 18:14 and Judaic traditions on the wondrous conception of Isaac by the rejuvenated virgin Sarah -- John 19:28-30 and the significance of hyssop -- "The severe famine to come upon 'the whole world'" in Acts 11:28.