„His Blood Be upon Us and On Our Children“ (Matt. 27:25): Possibility of a Philo-Judaic Exegesis Cover Image

"Крв његова на нас и нашу дјецу" (Мт 27, 25) - могућност једне филојудејске егзегезе
„His Blood Be upon Us and On Our Children“ (Matt. 27:25): Possibility of a Philo-Judaic Exegesis

Author(s): Vladislav Topalovic
Subject(s): Biblical studies
Published by: Православни богословски факултет „Свети Василије Острошки“
Keywords: Adversus Iudaeos; Anti-Judaism; Anti-Semitism; Deicide; Chrysostom; Matthew's Gospel; Blood; ὄχλος;

Summary/Abstract: Matt 27:25 is one of the most controversial texts in the dialogue between Judaism and Christianity. The author’s goal is to emphasize incorrectness and danger of anti-Judaic and anti-Semitic interpretation of Matt 27:25. That is why the author observes these words in the historical context of the Church in which Matthew’s Gospel was written, while analyzing certain terms used in the text and comparing them to parallel synoptic texts and the rest of the New Testament. The author also reviews the history of the interpretation of Matt. 27:25 and those commentaries considered to be anti-Judaic. The conclusion is that the anti-Judaic reading of Matt. 27:25 is unjustified, as well as certain readings of patristic commentaries of this text that supposedly have anti-Judaic tone. Matt. 27:25 is a text can very well be interpreted as an expression of opportunity for Judaism, and not as the anti-Judaic expression.

  • Issue Year: 2020
  • Issue No: 19
  • Page Range: 1-13
  • Page Count: 13
  • Language: Serbian