Early Christian discourses on Jesus' prayer at Gethsemane : courageous, committed, cowardly? / by Karl Olav Sandnes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Sandnes, Karl Olav, 1954- author.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; Volume 166.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; Volume 166

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Jesus Christ--Prayer in Gethsemane.

Jesus Christ.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (396 pages)

Place of Publication:

Leiden, Netherlands ; Boston, [Massachusetts] : Brill, 2016.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

From early on, Christians passed down the account of Jesus’s agony at the prospect of his own death and his prayer that the cup should pass from him (Gethsemane). Yet, this is a troublesome aspect of Christian tradition. Jesus was committed to his death, but as it approached, he prayed for his escape, even as he submitted himself to God’s will. Ancient critics mocked Jesus and his followers for the events at Gethsemane. The ‘hero’ failed to meet the cultural standards for noble death and masculinity. As such, this story calls for further reflection and interpretation. The present book unfolds discourses from the earliest centuries of Christianity to determine what strategies were developed to come to terms with Gethsemane.

Contents:

Preliminary Material

1 Introducing the Topic

2 A Legacy of Manly Courage

3 Manly Martyrs

4 Jesus’ Agony Seen by Foes: A Lack of Manly Courage

5 Mark 14:32–42: Jesus—Righteous Sufferer and Example

6 Matthew: “If Necessary”

7 A Heroic Jesus? Luke’s Gospel (Luke 22:39–46)

8 The Fourth Gospel: Gethsemane Reconfigured

9 “With Loud Cries and Tears”: Heb 5:7–9 and Gethsemane

10 Justin Martyr: “Autobiographic” Gethsemane

11 Tatian: Gethsemane Harmonized

12 “Orthodox” versus “Non-Orthodox” Gethsemane

13 The Gospel of the Savior (Papyrus Berolinensis 22220): Intercession in Heavenly Gethsemane

14 Origen: A More Severe Martyrdom

15 Gethsemane and the Lord’s Prayer

16 “Hippolytus”: Gethsemane and Doctrinal Proof

17 John Chrysostom: Gethsemane and Acted Proof

18 Jerome: Gethsemane—An Incident of Propatheia

19 The Empress Eudocia’s Cento: Homeric and Emotional Hero at Gethsemane

20 Gethsemane Discourses

Bibliography

Index of Modern Authors

Index of Subjects

Index of Ancient Sources.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references and indexes.

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

90-04-30964-0

Publisher Number:

10.1163/9789004309647 DOI