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- Title
Zechariah the model priest: Luke and the characterisation of ordinary priests in Luke-Acts.
- Authors
Ndekha, Louis W.
- Abstract
This article argues that Luke's characterisation of Zechariah and the other ordinary priests in Acts 6:7 represents the most striking characterisation of the priesthood in the Gospels. This positive depiction, seen against the generally stereotypical image of chief priests in the Gospels, makes Zechariah's image that of a model priest. Such characterisation demonstrates that despite Jewish hostility towards early Christianity, not all Jewish priests were against early Christianity. Through this, the article presents a fascinating and obscure dimension of the Jewish priesthood and, therefore, helps uncover the hidden voices in the gospels' representation of Jewish priesthood.
- Subjects
ZECHARIAH (Biblical prophet); PRIESTS; PRIESTHOOD; BIBLE. Gospels; CHRISTIANITY
- Publication
Hervormde Teologiese Studies, 2018, Vol 74, Issue 1, p1
- ISSN
0259-9422
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.4102/hts.v74i1.4916