Rejecting violent judgment: Luke 9:52-56 and its relatives

From: Journal of Biblical Literature | Date: October 1, 2002| Author: Allison, Dale C Jr | Copyright information

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I. The Lukan Intertext

In Luke 9:52-56, Jesus sends messengers to a Samaritan village. There they find no welcome. James and John, indignant, react by asking Jesus, "Lord, do you want us to command fire to come down from heaven and consume them?" Jesus immediately rebukes his own: .... The missionaries pass on to the next village.

This brief episode is, as nearly all the commentaries remark, designed to recall ...

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