Going Hungry for a Purpose: On Gos. Thom. 69.2 and a Neglected Parallel in Origen
Logion 69.2 of the Gospel of Thomas is quite similar to its parallels in Mt. 5.6 and Lk. 6.21a, the beatitude for the hungry, except for one detail: while in the Synoptic Gospels, the second part of the logion is a causal clause, in the Gospel of Thomas it is a purpose clause. If this twist of gramm...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
2010
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Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2010, Volume: 32, Issue: 4, Pages: 379-393 |
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Gospel of Thomas
B Fasting B Synoptic Gospels B Beatitudes B Origen B Agraphon |
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| Summary: | Logion 69.2 of the Gospel of Thomas is quite similar to its parallels in Mt. 5.6 and Lk. 6.21a, the beatitude for the hungry, except for one detail: while in the Synoptic Gospels, the second part of the logion is a causal clause, in the Gospel of Thomas it is a purpose clause. If this twist of grammar is taken seriously, Gos. Thom. 69.2 finds material parallels in a range of early Christian texts that speak of fasting for the benefit of others. There may even be an otherwise neglected connection to a very similar macarism preserved in Origen’s Homilies on Leviticus (10.2) that is sometimes classified as an Agraphon |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X10365238 |