While the questioning of Jesus by the High Priest is itself deserving of a full treatment, our present concern is more restricted: we shall attempt to show how the famous Dead Sea Scrolls can shed new light on Jesus’ answer.
(Matthew 5:3-12, Luke 6:20-26) In one of my articles1D. Flusser, “Blessed are the Poor in Spirit,” Israel Exploration Journal Vol. 10, Jerusalem, 1960, […]
The following remarks are based on three criteria: 1) The observation of Robert L. Lindsey that the synoptic material, as preserved in Luke, was rewritten by Mark and that Matthew depends on Mark; 2) The importance of contemporaneous Judaism for the interpretation of the Gospels; 3) The simple truth that old wine is better than…