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The Justification of Wisdom (Matt 11.19b/Luke 7.35)
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This article challenges the conventional translation and interpretation of the perplexing aphorism in Matt 11.19/Luke 7.35. Linguistic evidence in particular indicates that the phrase should not be interpreted as defiant (‘but Wisdom is justified by her deeds/children’). The initial και should be read as a simple connective rather than an adversative. The εδικαιωθη … απο refers to the separation or dissociation of Wisdom from the ministries of John and Jesus according to this generation. Jesus' statement is a bitter complaint, then, of the lack of response by his contemporaries to the message of the kingdom. Matthew's version should be rendered: ‘And Wisdom has been absolved of her deeds.’ Luke 7.35, similarly, can be translated: ‘And Wisdom has been dissociated from her children.’ και εδικαιωθη η σοϕια απο των εργων αυτης. (Matt 11.19b) και εδικαιωθη η σοϕια απο παντων των τεκνων αυτης. (Luke 7.35)
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- Authors
- GATHERCOLE, S.
- Venue
- New Testament Studies
- Publisher
- Cambridge University Press (CUP)
- Published
- 2003-10
- Volume
- 49
- Issue
- 4
- Pages
- 476-488
- ISSN
- 0028-6885
- 1469-8145
- Cited by
- 3
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- Language
- en
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