From: Jim West (jwest@Highland.Net)
Date: Tue Aug 04 1998 - 07:32:53 EDT
At 08:41 AM 8/4/98 -0400, you wrote:
>>Another difficulty. The crowd is offended- so the priests dont want to
>>arrest him. This weighs against my thesis- but, so far, is the only place
>>that does.
>
>Do you really believe this, Jim? Most will read this to mean that the high
>priets and scribes feel that their hands are tied in acting against Jesus
>because the crowd is strongly in Jesus' favor. So they must bide their time
>and wait for a more favorable opportunity--arrest him stealthily when the
>crowds are not present.
I'm sorry- I did not express myself clearly here. My intention was to say
this it was not likely that "offended" would be a good way of understanding
the verb in question here- thus, in this instance, my thesis is undermined.
The crowd is, in fact, amazed at Jesus and for that reason the priests did
not arrest him.
>>I didn't know I was a Heideggerian (though I am by confession an unabashed
>>Bultmannian) :)
>
>Were you not aware that Bultmann's theology was heavily influenced by
>Heidegger?
yes, of course. :)
>The celebrated "demythologization" scheme certainly leaned on
>Heidegger. Personally, however, I'm more impressed by the enduring
>achievement of Bultmann's synoptic criticism than by the theology.
>
I have always been a fan of his sermons most of all.
In all of this I have merely suggested that the traditional way of viewing
the reaction of the crowd may not be correct. It may be; but it may not.
The texts cited can, in many instances, be read either way, it seems to me.
But, as always Carl, your insights are extremely useful.
Best,
Jim
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Jim West, ThD
Adjunct Professor of Bible
Quartz Hill School of Theology
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