Difficult Texts: Matthew 23.16–26 – blindness as a term of abuse
Although these verses from Matthew 23 are usually regarded as being difficult because of their negative attitude towards Jewish leaders, there is another difficulty which is hardly ever noticed: they reinforce an ancient prejudice against blind people.
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2014
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| In: |
Theology
Year: 2014, Volume: 117, Issue: 1, Pages: 34-36 |
| Further subjects: | B
Blindness
B Prejudice B Disabled |
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| Summary: | Although these verses from Matthew 23 are usually regarded as being difficult because of their negative attitude towards Jewish leaders, there is another difficulty which is hardly ever noticed: they reinforce an ancient prejudice against blind people. |
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| ISSN: | 2044-2696 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Theology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0040571X13510230 |