'Doing Evil' as Maiestas in John 18.30
The argument of this article is that in Jn 18.30 Jesus is accused of ‘doing evil’ to Caesar – or maiestas. Johannine critics sometimes mention maiestas, but they have neither introduced the ancient and modern literature on the topic nor applied it to the interpretation of the accusation against Jesu...
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| Tipo di documento: | Elettronico Articolo |
| Lingua: | Inglese |
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[2020]
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Anno: 2020, Volume: 42, Fascicolo: 3, Pagine: 325-349 |
| (sequenze di) soggetti normati: | B
Bibel. Johannesevangelium 18,30
/ Jesus Christus
/ Accusa
/ Lesa maestà
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| Notazioni IxTheo: | HC Nuovo Testamento TB Antichità classica XA Diritto ZC Politica generale |
| Altre parole chiave: | B
Rome
B Caesar B Josephus B John 18.30 B Tiberius B maiestas |
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| Riepilogo: | The argument of this article is that in Jn 18.30 Jesus is accused of ‘doing evil’ to Caesar – or maiestas. Johannine critics sometimes mention maiestas, but they have neither introduced the ancient and modern literature on the topic nor applied it to the interpretation of the accusation against Jesus in John’s gospel. Horace, Velleius Paterculus, the senatus consultum de Cn. Pisone patre and Suetonius, as well as various treaties and edicts, demonstrate the transference of maiestas from Rome to Caesar. So instead of slandering the people, the crime of maiestas became slandering the emperor. If an author such as Josephus seems, in his own way, to intimate the crime, then so also may John. And if ‘doing evil’ means maiestas, then Jn 18.30 fits more comfortably not only with the wider first century, but also the wider Johannine narrative. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Comprende: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X19890506 |