Economics and Studies on John 2 Sample Clauses

Economics and Studies on John 2. 13–22 When we turn to studies on John 2:13–22 specifically and the distinctive economic details of the scene, we readily observe certain trends. First, there is a general neglect of these distinctive details. Sometimes the unique vocabulary is noted, but rarely is it interpreted.108 The same is true of Jesus’ act of spilling the coins on the floor. It is acknowledged that Jesus’ words in 2:16 differ from that in the Synoptic version of the incident, but the term oinov śµ!opíor is never explicated, even though the term śµ!óp7ov signifies a well-known and important component of the economy in the Roman Empire. Second, when the commercial aspects of the passage feature in the interpretation of the scene, they are at times taken a priori to be elements of a corrupt temple cult, either inherently corrupt because money and greed are viewed as the source of evil, or corrupt because of assumed extortionist practices by the 108 Among the few who interpret it is E. C. Hoskyns, who states John uses no22rA7ơcñv instead of nspµac7ơcñv in 2:15 for reasons of euphony, that is, to avoid a phrase like nspµac7ơcñv nśpµaca (“Adversaria Exegetica: The Old and New Worship of God (John II. 13–22),” Theology 1 [1920]: 144). temple merchants. Or, these commercial aspects are viewed as closely connected with the sacrificial animals in the scene and so are read as the passage’s rejection of the temple cult and its attendant replacement or fulfillment in Jesus.