To investigate Jesus' associations with 'tax collectors and sinners' within the Jewish apocalyptic framework, Serhii Smahlo identifies the essential features of the gospel accounts and examines their alignment with an eschatological vision found in Jewish tradition. The overall survey reveals a consistent motif: it is the presence of 'unexpected participants,' explained by Jesus in terms of reversal, that causes indignation among his opponents. Viewing this motif against the background of early Jewish eschatological expectations, Serhii Smahlo argues that Jesus' meals with 'unexpected participants' were a specific enactment of eschatological reversal, reflecting both a close connection to common apocalyptic expectations and a certain discrepancy from them, which might explain the conflict and rejection surrounding these events.
| ISBN: | 9783161634604 |
| Publication date: | 10th October 2026 |
| Author: | Serhii Smahlo |
| Publisher: | Mohr Siebeck |
| Format: | Paperback |
| Pagination: | 295 pages |
| Series: | Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe |
| Genres: |
New Testaments Theology |
To investigate Jesus' associations with 'tax collectors and sinners' within the Jewish apocalyptic framework, Serhii Smahlo identifies the essential features of the gospel accounts and examines their alignment with an eschatological vision found in Jewish tradition. The overall survey reveals a consistent motif: it is the presence of 'unexpected participants,' explained by Jesus in terms of reversal, that causes indignation among his opponents. Viewing this motif against the background of early Jewish eschatological expectations, Serhii Smahlo argues that Jesus' meals with 'unexpected participants' were a specific enactment of eschatological reversal, reflecting both a close connection to common apocalyptic expectations and a certain discrepancy from them, which might explain the conflict and rejection surrounding these events.
Jesus' Meals With Sinners features in the following genres: New Testaments, Theology
Jesus' Meals With Sinners is available in Paperback
Jesus' Meals With Sinners was written by Serhii Smahlo and published by Mohr Siebeck
Jesus' Meals With Sinners has 295 pages
Yes it is part of Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen Zum Neuen Testament 2. Reihe series
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