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Cross-Bearing in Luke

  • Paperback
  • Publisher: Mohr Siebeck
  • 15.5 x 23.2 x 1.5 cm

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Luke records twice how Jesus called on people to take up or carry their crosses. He also reports how Simon of Cyrene carried Jesus' cross behind Jesus. No metaphorical uses of the well-known phenomenon of cross-bearing were confirmed in any language prior to the Gospels. The idiom was also unknown in Semitic languages. What did a call to become a voluntary cross-bearer sound like before the cross became kitsch? In Luke's Gospel, cross-bearing is connected with self-denial and hating one's family. Not only the disciples, but all are called on to take up their crosses. Since cross-bearing is a daily duty, it can hardly refer to martyrdom, and cannot be linked to imitation. Sverre Boe argues that the cross signifies death through radical self-denial, but not as ascetic exercises. His book includes a survey of the history of scholarship on the five Synoptic texts of cross-bearing.
Cross-Bearing in Luke and John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10
John for Everyone Part 1 : Chapters 1-10Cross-Bearing in Luke
  • Author

    Sverre Boee

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Mohr Siebeck

  • Published

    December 2010

  • Weight

    436g

  • Dimensions

    15.5 x 23.2 x 1.5 cm

  • ISBN

    9783161504198

  • ISBN-10

    3161504194

  • Eden Code

    4930516

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