Who Forgives Sins but God? None, One, or Many?: How Luke’s Intratextual Contributions Nuance His Answer
In the wider scope of Luke-Acts, the forgiveness of the paralyzed man (Luke 5:17–26) is similar to Matthew’s (9:1–8) not only in presenting Jesus as God’s agent of forgiveness but in including the disciples in this work as well. Three intratextual connections support this interpretation: the proclam...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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2025
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Novum Testamentum
Year: 2025, Volume: 67, Issue: 1, Pages: 21-38 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Lukasevangelium 5,15-26
/ Disciple
/ Peter Apostle
/ Jesus Christus
/ Authority
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| IxTheo Classification: | HA Bible NBN Ecclesiology RB Church office; congregation |
| Further subjects: | B
Forgiveness
B Apostles B Authority B Luke-Acts B Disciples |
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| Summary: | In the wider scope of Luke-Acts, the forgiveness of the paralyzed man (Luke 5:17–26) is similar to Matthew’s (9:1–8) not only in presenting Jesus as God’s agent of forgiveness but in including the disciples in this work as well. Three intratextual connections support this interpretation: the proclamation of forgiveness in Luke 4:18 as part of the Isaianic servant’s mission that is fulfilled by disciples elsewhere in Luke-Acts; the call of the fishermen (Luke 5:1–11) that establishes disciples as Jesus’ agents; and the healing in Acts 3–4 that parallels the episode, so that Peter’s miracle demonstrates that he too has authority, but only in Jesus’ name. |
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| ISSN: | 1568-5365 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Novum Testamentum
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1163/15685365-bja10084 |