"Bind him hand and foot, and throw him into…": Dependence of Matt 22:13 on Plato’s Euthyphro 4c?
There is a striking similarity, both in form and content, between Matt 22:13, where the king punishes the invited guest for lacking a "wedding robe," and Plato’s Euthyphro 4c, where Euthyphro’s father punishes the hired laborer for murder. The most probable explanation for these similariti...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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2024
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| In: |
Verbum vitae
Year: 2024, Volume: 42, Issue: 4, Pages: 1053-1056 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Bible. Matthäusevangelium 22,13
/ Plato 427 BC-347 BC, Euthyphro
/ Intertextuality
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| RelBib Classification: | HC New Testament VA Philosophy |
| Further subjects: | B
Intertextuality
B Matthew B Euthyphro B Plato |
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| Summary: | There is a striking similarity, both in form and content, between Matt 22:13, where the king punishes the invited guest for lacking a "wedding robe," and Plato’s Euthyphro 4c, where Euthyphro’s father punishes the hired laborer for murder. The most probable explanation for these similarities is that Matt 22:13 reflects an echo of Plato’s text. |
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| ISSN: | 2451-280X |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Verbum vitae
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.31743/vv.17710 |
