title: Drinking Gall and Vinegar: Psalm 69:22: An Underestimated Intertext in Matt 27:34, 48
creator: Euler, Alida C.
subject: ddc-220
subject: 220 Bible
description: The intertextual play with Psalm 69:22 in Matt 27:34, 48 is an important aspect for adequately understanding Matthew’s crucifixion scene. In Matt 27:34 the Roman soldiers offer Jesus “wine mixed with gall”, which is an allusion to Psalm 69:22a. By acting as the praying-self’s opponents, the Roman soldiers are portrayed as the mockers of Psalm 69:22a. In Matt 27:48, the Jewish authorities offer vinegar to the crucified Jesus, which is a clear allusion to Psalm 69:22b. Therefore, the Jewish authorities are portrayed in parallel to the Roman soldiers. Considering that Matthew refers to Psalm 69:22 not in a selective manner, but in the psalm’s context, the parallel between the Roman soldiers and the Jewish authorities extends to the crucial point in Jewish self-conception of being accused of ἀνομία.
publisher: de Gruyter
date: 2021
type: Article
type: info:eu-repo/semantics/article
type: NonPeerReviewed
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identifier: DOI:10.11588/heidok.00032819
identifier: https://doi.org/10.1515/znw-2021-0007
identifier: urn:nbn:de:bsz:16-heidok-328192
identifier:   Euler, Alida C.  (2021) Drinking Gall and Vinegar: Psalm 69:22: An Underestimated Intertext in Matt 27:34, 48.  Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft, 112 (1).  pp. 130-140.  ISSN 0044-2615 (Druck-Ausg.); 1613-009X) (Online-Ausg.)     
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