Jesus Was a Refugee: Unpacking the Theological Implications

This article is an in-depth exploration of the divine purpose for Jesus’ refugeehood (recorded in Matthew 2) and its theological implications. Part One finds three reasons for Jesus’ displacement: (1) to recapitulate the displacement in Israel's story, (2) to recapitulate the exile of Adam and...

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Main Author: Aspray, Barnabas ca. 20./21. Jh. (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Wiley-Blackwell 2024
In: Modern theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 40, Issue: 2, Pages: 386-403
Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains:B Jesus Christus / Adam und Eva / Israelites / Refugee / Expulsion / Church
IxTheo Classification:HA Bible
NBE Anthropology
NBN Ecclesiology
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Summary:This article is an in-depth exploration of the divine purpose for Jesus’ refugeehood (recorded in Matthew 2) and its theological implications. Part One finds three reasons for Jesus’ displacement: (1) to recapitulate the displacement in Israel's story, (2) to recapitulate the exile of Adam and Eve, (3) to point forward to the Church's calling to be ‘aliens and strangers’ in the world. From this basis, Part Two draws two contemporary implications: (1) to transform refugees from ‘other’ to ‘same’ in the eyes of Christian citizens, (2) to reassess the notion of a ‘Christian nation’.
ISSN:1468-0025
Contains:Enthalten in: Modern theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1111/moth.12883