Timeline for How is Matthew 23:35 consistent with the divine jurisprudence of Ezekiel 18:4 and 18:20?
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| Sep 11, 2020 at 12:14 | comment | added | Ruminator | Could be. Right now I'm resonating with S Broberg's view combined with your comment that this is something specific to the Messianic age (the first century). Please see a similar question here: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/questions/33164/… and the accepted answer: hermeneutics.stackexchange.com/a/34598/20832 Someone also mentioned that this was a national judgment. It is something to consider; I haven't settled that question yet. It seems to be the exception that proves the rule kind of thing. | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 12:08 | comment | added | Dottard | @Ruminator - I agree - I do not like spiritualised interpretations either. Essentially, what Jesus is saying here is that the current (1st cent) generation of Jewish leaders were just as bad if not worse that those of many generations earlier. They would have to bear the consequences of their own sin, just as the ancients did, but the current generation would be worse because they have not learned from them. | |
| Sep 11, 2020 at 10:27 | history | edited | Dottard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |
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| Sep 10, 2020 at 12:16 | comment | added | Ruminator | When Cain killed Abel, rather than killing Cain per Lex Talis, he put a mark on him to prevent Abel from being avenged. God says "vengeance is mine [to execute], I will repay". Is it possible that he literally took it out on the final generation of the Jerusalem temple based theocracy? It sounds like par for the course of Jewish experience to be everybody's scapegoats! It isn't funny, of course, but it certainly sounds like that's what he is saying, not just some influence and bad examples. But I don't really know. I don't easily accept non-literal interpretations. Will sleep on it. Thanks, D. | |
| Sep 10, 2020 at 12:03 | history | answered | Dottard | CC BY-SA 4.0 |