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The Blood from Abel to Zechariah in the History of Interpretation

Gallagher, Edmon L.·2014·New Testament Studies
DOI 10.1017/s0028688513000246
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The saying in the Gospels about the blood ‘from Abel to Zechariah’ has generated a number of theories regarding the identity of Zechariah and why Jesus specifically mentions these two victims. While a prominent interpretation today regards the names as pointing to the bookends of the Hebrew Bible, the Greek and Latin Fathers had their own peculiar ways of solving the exegetical puzzles connected to the saying. It seems that the invention of the printing press, and the stable sequence of books it created, exerted an influence on the development of the popular modern view.

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Authors
Gallagher, E. L.
Affiliations
Heritage Christian University (US)
Corresponding author
Gallagher, Edmon L.
Venue
New Testament Studies
Publisher
Cambridge University Press (CUP)
Published
2013-12-16
Volume
60
Issue
1
Pages
121-138
ISSN
  • 0028-6885 (ISSN-L)
  • 1469-8145
DOI
10.1017/s0028688513000246
OpenAlex
W2313734245
Cited by
6
References
65
Citations by year
2025: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2016: 1
FWCI
7.25
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Licence
www.cambridge.org/core/terms (unspecified)
Locations
New Testament Studies (publishedVersion)
Topics
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Biblical Studies and Interpretation
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › Religious studies › Historical and Linguistic Studies
  • Social Sciences › Arts and Humanities › History › Reformation and Early Modern Christianity
Keywords
Gospel of Matthew, Zechariah, Abel, biblical exegesis, Church Fathers, Greek patristic literature, Latin patristic literature, printing press, biblical canon, exegesis

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