>The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Indictment of the Religious Leaders
A Critical Analysis of Luke 7:18–35
Roberto Martínez
The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Indictment of the Religious Leaders
A Critical Analysis of Luke 7:18–35
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Martínez, Roberto.
The question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ indictment of the religious leaders : a critical analysis of Luke 7:18–35 / Roberto Martínez.
xiv + 232 p. ; 23 cm. Includes bibliographical references and indexes.
isbn 13: 978-1-60899-459-5
1. Bible. N.T. Luke—Criticism, interpretation, etc. 2. John, the Baptist, Saint. 3. Jesus Christ. I. Title.
bs2456 m2 2011
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Dedicated to
Fr. Felix Struik, OP, SSD
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(2 Tim 2:15)
For his many achievements as a biblical scholar and as a tribute to his almost thirty years in the formation of priests, religious, and laypersons
Acknowledgments
This book is a revised version of my 2010 Catholic University of America doctoral dissertation. I wish to acknowledge my gratitude to those people who have encouraged and assisted me in my studies. To Felix Struik, who first opened up the treasures of the Bible to me while I attended graduate school at Study Center of the Dominicans of the Caribbean. His enthusiasm and reverence for the Sacred Scriptures were a source of inspiration and motivation. I also owe a debt of gratitude to Frank J. Matera, under whose experienced and studious guidance I was fortunate enough to complete my doctoral dissertation. To my professors at Catholic University of America, especially Raymond F. Collins, Francis J. Moloney, Christopher T. Begg, Francis T. Gignac, and John P. Heil, from whom I have learned so much and whose methodical and careful approach to the study of the Scriptures I can only aspire to emulate. Thanks also to Joseph Mindling, whose meticulous and helpful suggestions allowed me to improve the original manuscript of the dissertation. I would also like to thank the library personnel at the Evangelical Seminary in Puerto Rico, especially Sonia Arrillaga Montalvo, Milka Vigo Verestín, Carydis Gabriel Franco, and Lyda Alvarado Cardona, for providing me the space and resources necessary for completing this project. Thanks to my religious superiors Fr. Alberto Figueroa and Fr. Francisco García for their continuous support and encouragement throughout these years. To my parents Edwin (RIP) and Elsie Martínez, whose love and unconditional support have been the cornerstone of my vocation, thanks. Thanks also to Constanza Arena for talking the time to help me proofread the final text of this book. Finally, I want to thank Wipf and Stock for their assistance and guidance in the publication of this work.
Abbreviations
AB Anchor Bible
ABD Anchor Bible Dictionary. Edited by D. N. Freedman. 6 vols. New York, 1992
ABE Asociación Bíblica Española
ANTJ Arbeiten zum Neuen Testament und Judentum
BCR Biblioteca di Cultura Religiosa
BDAG Bauer, W., F. W. Danker, W. R. Arndt, and F. W. Gingrich. Greek-English Lexicon of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. 3rd ed. Chicago, 2000
BDF Blass, F., A. Debrunner, and R. W. Funk. A Greek Grammar of the New Testament and Other Early Christian Literature. Chicago, 1961
BETL Bibliotheca Ephemeridum theologicarum Lovaniensium
BH Bibliothèque Historique
Bib Biblica
BS Biblische Studien
Bsac Bibliotheca Sacra
BZ Biblische Zeitschrift
BZNW Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche
CBQ Catholic Biblical Quarterly
CBQMS CBQ Monograph Series
CC Corpus christianorum
CCS Cambridge Classical Studies
CTM Currents in Theology and Mission
CUF Collection des Universités de France
DJD Discoveries in the Judaean Desert
DJG Dictionary of Jesus and the Gospels. Edited by Joel B. Green and Scot McKnight. Downers Grove, IL, 1992
EBib Etudes bibliques
FC Fathers of the Church
FCBS Fortress Classics in Biblical Studies
FF Foundations and Facets
FRLANT Forschungen zur Religion und Literatur des Alten und Neuen Testaments
GBS Guides to Biblical Scholarship
GNS Good News Studies
HB Herder Biblische Studien
HTKNT Herder theologischer Kommentar zum Neuen Testament
HTS Harvard Theological Studies
ICC International Critical Commentary
JBL Journal of Biblical Literature
JSNT Journal for the Study of the New Testament
JSNTSup JSNT Supplement Series
JSPSup Journal for the Study of the Pseudepigrapha Supplement Series
