"Rich toward God": Making Sense of Luke 12:21

"Rich toward God": Making Sense of Luke 12:21

The concluding verse of the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21) warns about the consequences of not being, as it is typically translated, "rich toward God." The meaning of this phrase is most often explained as being "rich in God's sight," but parallel instances of the...

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Veröffentlicht in:The Catholic Biblical quarterly 2016-04, Vol.78 (2), p.302-320
1. Verfasser: NOBLE, JOSHUA A.
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Sprache:eng
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New Testament
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Zusammenfassung:The concluding verse of the parable of the rich fool (Luke 12:16-21) warns about the consequences of not being, as it is typically translated, "rich toward God." The meaning of this phrase is most often explained as being "rich in God's sight," but parallel instances of the Greek construction suggest that the expression has the more specific meaning of giving one's wealth to God. Luke 12:21, therefore, is a NT example of imaging almsgiving as a gift directly to God.
ISSN:0008-7912
2163-2529