Difficult texts: Matthew 6.12b – ‘as we forgive’

This article compares the Matthean and Lukan versions of the Lord’s Prayer in view of what Jesus may have intended. It considers the difficulties some have found in Matthew’s ‘as we forgive’ and suggests that Luke altered his source to avoid them, but – against the weight of scholarly opinion – in a...

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Main Author: Morgan, Robert 1940- (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
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Published: Sage 2024
In: Theology
Year: 2024, Volume: 127, Issue: 2, Pages: 83-89
IxTheo Classification:HB Old Testament
HC New Testament
Further subjects:B Forgiveness
B Lord’s Prayer
B Lukan humour
B Austin Farrer
B Conditionality
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Summary:This article compares the Matthean and Lukan versions of the Lord’s Prayer in view of what Jesus may have intended. It considers the difficulties some have found in Matthew’s ‘as we forgive’ and suggests that Luke altered his source to avoid them, but – against the weight of scholarly opinion – in a way that some today may find shocking.
ISSN:2044-2696
Contains:Enthalten in: Theology
Persistent identifiers:DOI: 10.1177/0040571X241232100