Then he said to the tree, "May no one ever eat fruit from you again." And his disciples heard him say it. (Mark 11:14)
According to the above verse, Jesus acted a little peculiarly. Jesus cursed the tree not to bear fruit any more. Came to unseasonable time and cursed it for he had not found a fig was illogical. If someone insists bases on this verse that this incident is rightly the proof of Jesus’ messianic character for Jesus even can cruse a tree and his curse is fulfilled then it is a great perversion. As I pointed out in yesterday’s meditation, the author of Mark would like to say totally different one, which was Jesus’ judgment for Israel had been symbolized as a fig tree.
Here we may raise a question is Jesus’ judgment shown by a fig tree historical fact? It is really completed to inquire these matters one by one. It is not easy to distinguish an actual fact, from where to where. It is because many quotations from Jesus and his activities has newly interpreted and settled in Early Christian community as various forms of tradition. The authors of the Bible didn’t try to restore the biography of Jesus but concerned on the fact that Jesus is Christ. So to speak this is a theological interpretation of Mark and Matthew’s community for Jesus and his destiny. So they could boldly report a story like fable.
At the author of Mark’s view, Israel who denied the fact that Jesus was Christ was similar to a fruitless fig tree. If we premise the fact that Israel executed Jesus on the cross, then it could be understandable Jesus’ curse that the author emphasized. Those who didn’t recognize the fact Jesus is Christ cannot escape from judgment.
According to the above verse, Jesus acted a little peculiarly. Jesus cursed the tree not to bear fruit any more. Came to unseasonable time and cursed it for he had not found a fig was illogical. If someone insists bases on this verse that this incident is rightly the proof of Jesus’ messianic character for Jesus even can cruse a tree and his curse is fulfilled then it is a great perversion. As I pointed out in yesterday’s meditation, the author of Mark would like to say totally different one, which was Jesus’ judgment for Israel had been symbolized as a fig tree.
Here we may raise a question is Jesus’ judgment shown by a fig tree historical fact? It is really completed to inquire these matters one by one. It is not easy to distinguish an actual fact, from where to where. It is because many quotations from Jesus and his activities has newly interpreted and settled in Early Christian community as various forms of tradition. The authors of the Bible didn’t try to restore the biography of Jesus but concerned on the fact that Jesus is Christ. So to speak this is a theological interpretation of Mark and Matthew’s community for Jesus and his destiny. So they could boldly report a story like fable.
At the author of Mark’s view, Israel who denied the fact that Jesus was Christ was similar to a fruitless fig tree. If we premise the fact that Israel executed Jesus on the cross, then it could be understandable Jesus’ curse that the author emphasized. Those who didn’t recognize the fact Jesus is Christ cannot escape from judgment.
No comments:
Post a Comment