Matthew 27:62
Matthew 27:62 | |
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← 27:61 27:63 → | |
Book | Gospel of Matthew |
Christian Bible part | New Testament |
Matthew 27:62 is the sixty-second
Content
The original
- τη δε επαυριον ητις εστιν μετα την παρασκευην συνηχθησαν
- οι αρχιερεις και οι φαρισαιοι προς πιλατον
In the King James Version of the Bible it is translated as:
- Now the next day, that followed the day of the preparation,
- the chief priests and Pharisees came together unto Pilate,
The modern World English Bible translates the passage as:
- Now on the next day, which was the day after the Preparation Day, the
- chief priests and the Pharisees were gathered together to Pilate
For a collection of other versions see BibleHub Matthew 27:62
Analysis
"The day of the preparation" is a specific Greco-Jewish term referring to the day before Sabbath, when the Sabbath meal was prepared.[1] The time information is thus a complex way of stating that these events occurred on Sabbath itself. The obscure term is also used at Mark 15:42 in a different part of the burial narrative, and it is likely Matthew's usage is borrowed from there.[2] Morris speculates that the author of Matthew may have used this roundabout phrasing as he did not want to directly mention Sabbath in connection with these negative events.[3] Harrington considers a meeting of such religious leaders with Pilate on Sabbath to be historically improbable.[2] An event of this nature would certainly have run counter to what was considered acceptable on festival Sabbath. France thus finds it odd that the author of Matthew chooses to avoid directly mentioning that this meeting happened on the Saturday. He speculates that Matthew may have been working to emphasize that the day of importance was that of the crucifixion, not this day.[4]
The
References
- ^ France, R.T. The Gospel of Matthew. Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing, 2007 pg. 1091
- ^ a b c Harrington, Daniel J. The Gospel of Matthew. Liturgical Press, 1991 pg. 405
- ^ a b Morris, Leon. The Gospel According to Matthew. Grand Rapids: W.B. Eerdmans, 1992. pg. 730
- ^ a b France, R.T. The Gospel According to Matthew: an Introduction and Commentary. Leicester: Inter-Varsity, 1985. pg. 404
- ^ a b Davies, W.D. and Dale C. Allison, Jr. A Critical and Exegetical Commentary on the Gospel According to Saint Matthew. Edinburgh : T. & T. Clark, 1997. pg. 537
Preceded by Matthew 27:61 |
Gospel of Matthew Chapter 27 |
Succeeded by Matthew 27:63 |