The names of the two Lesthai found in Mcn
Posted: Mon Nov 13, 2017 10:02 am
According to Matthias Klinghardt, in Mcn there were the names of the two Lesthai crucified with Jesus:
Luke 23:32-34 = Mcn :
I wonder about the reason of the presence of these names. Surely someone can know more than me.
But beyond the possibly allegorical meaning of these names, I wonder about the fact itself of their presence.
My preferred hypothesis is that the names are there to mark even more strongly the contrast between who is perfectly known by the people (the two criminals and the reason of their arrest and crucifixion) and who is perfectly alien for the people, even if the latter called him as ''the Christ'', ''the Son of David'' and ''the King of the Jews''.
Luke 23:32-34 = Mcn :
32 There were also two criminals, Ioathàs and Maggàthras, led out with Jesus to be put to death. 33 When they came to a place called the Skull, the soldiers crucified Jesus and the criminals—one on his right and the other on his left.
I wonder about the reason of the presence of these names. Surely someone can know more than me.
But beyond the possibly allegorical meaning of these names, I wonder about the fact itself of their presence.
My preferred hypothesis is that the names are there to mark even more strongly the contrast between who is perfectly known by the people (the two criminals and the reason of their arrest and crucifixion) and who is perfectly alien for the people, even if the latter called him as ''the Christ'', ''the Son of David'' and ''the King of the Jews''.