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Document Details : Title: Q 7,22 Subtitle: A Compendium of Isaian Eschatology Author(s): HIEKE, Thomas Journal: Ephemerides Theologicae Lovanienses Volume: 82 Issue: 1 Date: April 2006 Pages: 173-185 DOI: 10.2143/ETL.82.1.2014925 Abstract : Q 7,18-22 deals with the relationship between Jesus and the preaching of John the Baptist. The question of whether Jesus is the Coming One whom John announced in Q 3 is answered in Q 7,22 by allusions to several eschatological texts from the Book of Isaiah, especially Isa 26,19; 29,18-19; 35,5-6; 42,7, and 61,1. In the inner logic of the Q text, Jesus is the Coming One because he fulfills the announcements of “Isaiah”. However, these allusions serve another pragmatic purpose in the preaching situation of the Q community: The promises are not just fulfilled in the sense that one can cross them off the list. The text rather declares that these expectations are still valid and provide a living hope for the community. Q shares this eschatological hope with Early Judaism in which the Isaian texts were prolific and well-known, as several texts from Qumran (e.g., 4Q521) indicate. |
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