• On the Implausibility of Identifying the Disciple in John 18:15–16 as a Galilean Fisherman

    Author(s):
    Robert Myles
    Date:
    2019
    Group(s):
    New Testament
    Item Type:
    Article
    Permanent URL:
    http://dx.doi.org/10.17613/0j7f-0c14
    Abstract:
    John 18:15–16 mentions an unknown disciple of Jesus who “was known to the high priest” giving him access to the events in Caiaphas’s courtyard. A minority of scho- lars maintain the identity of this disciple is consistent with John, the son of Zebedee, whom they also maintain was the author of the Fourth Gospel. To support this posi- tion, the commonplace fiction of Galilean fishermen belonging to an aspiring “middle- class” is asserted. This article reviews the arguments and suggests that a more robust representation of class stratification in the ancient world demonstrates the implausi- bility of such a scenario.
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    Pub. DOI:
    10.1163/15685365-12341637
    Publisher:
    Brill
    Pub. Date:
    2019-9-4
    Journal:
    Novum Testamentum
    Volume:
    61
    Issue:
    4
    Page Range:
    367 - 385
    ISSN:
    0048-1009,1568-5365
    Status:
    Published
    Last Updated:
    2 years ago
    License:
    All Rights Reserved

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