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Document Details : Title: Modest Jesus vs. Luxurious Satan Subtitle: A Novel Reading of Matt 4,1-11 in Light of Ancient Battle Narratives Author(s): LEE, Sanghwan Journal: Biblica Volume: 104 Issue: 2 Date: 2023 Pages: 233-254 DOI: 10.2143/BIB.104.2.3292026 Abstract : Scholars have generally analyzed the Matthean temptation pericope in the context of Jewish literature. They have suggested that there exists a parallelism between Jewish figures (i.e., Adam, Moses, Isaiah, and Israel) and Jesus. Without denying the value of such an approach, this article offers a new parallelism that emerges from a comparison of Greco-Roman literature and the temptation pericope. Based on an audience-critical perspective, this article argues that several elements in the Matthean pericope could allude to the battle narratives in the minds of the Greco-Roman audience who were familiar with the traditions related to the battle accounts. |
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