“The Kingdom of God is within you.” Commentators on these words of Jesus in Luke 17:21 are almost unanimous in expressing their disbelief that Jesus intended the literal meaning of his words “within you” to apply to the small group of Pharisees to whom he was speaking. But since when did a commentator’s incredulity alone constitute adequate exegesis? It sounds to [...]
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I’m taking a stand on this one (Luke 17:21) – updated
Posted in Kingdom of God, tagged exegesis, forgiveness, Gospel, grace, hermeneutics, Jesus, New Testament, theology on July 16, 2010 | 2 Comments »
“Behold, the kingdom of God is within you.” Questioning alternate readings of Lk 17:21
Posted in Kingdom of God, tagged Bible, Christianity, exegesis, forgiveness, Gospel, Gospel of Luke, grace, Jesus, New Testament, theology on March 9, 2010 | 17 Comments »
I find no English translator before the late 19th century rendering the last words in Luke 17:21 by any other than the classic phrase, “the kingdom of God is within you.” The interpretive glosses “…in your midst” and “…among you” appear as early as the 16th century (commentaries by the Protestant Beza and the Catholic Maldonatus). But these interpretive expansions [...]
