The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Indictment of the Religious Leaders. Roberto a. Martinez

      The Question of John the Baptist and Jesus’ Indictment of the Religious Leaders

      A Critical Analysis of Luke 7:18–35

      Copyright © 2011 Roberto Martínez. All rights reserved. Except for brief quotations in critical publications or reviews, no part of this book may be reproduced in any manner without prior written permission from the publisher. Write: Permissions, Wipf and Stock Publishers, 199 W. 8th Ave., Suite 3, Eugene, OR 97401.

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      isbn 13: 978-1-60899-459-5

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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.

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      Dedicated to

      Fr. Felix Struik, OP, SSD

      0Erga/thj a0nepai/sxunton, o0rqotomou=nta to\n lo/gon th=j a0lhqei/aj

      (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

      JTS Journal of Theological Studies

      KEK Kritisch-exegetischer Kommentar über das Neue Testament (Meyer-Kommentar)

      KBANT Kommentare und Beiträge zum Alten und Neuen Testament

      LCBI Literary Currents in Biblical Interpretation

      LCL Loeb Classical Library

      LEC Library of Early Christianity

      LNTS Library of New Testament Studies

      NC Narrative Commentaries

      NICNT New International Commentary of the New Testament

      NIGTC New International Greek Testament Commentary

      NTOA Novum Testamentum et Orbis Antiquus

      NTS New Testament Studies

      NTT New Testament Theology

      NovT Novum Testamentum

      PBM Paternoster Biblical Monographs

      PD Parole de Dieu

      PL Patrologia Latina

      PTS Paderborner Theologische Studien

      PRS