Putting the Apocalyptic Jesus to the Sword
Why Were Jesus’s Disciples Armed
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 21446919 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Justin J Meggitt (0000-0002-0103-0565, University of Cambridge, corresponding author) |
| Year | 2023 |
| Volume | 45 |
| Issue | 4 |
| Pages | 371-404 |
| Publication date | 2023-06-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | Journal for the Study of the New Testament (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0142-064X • E-ISSN: 1745-5294 |
| Publisher | SAGE Publications (PUBLISHER • US) |
| DOI | 10.1177/0142064x221150484 |
| OpenAlex | W4319231371 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 1 |
| References cited | 61 |
The claim that the historical Jesus was a violent revolutionary has seen a revival in recent years with the work of Dale Martin and Fernando Bermejo-Rubio. Central to their case is the datum that Jesus’s disciples were armed at the time of his arrest in anticipation of their active participation in an end-time battle. However, whilst it can be established that it is likely that the disciples did carry bladed implements that could be used as weapons, when the literary and material-cultural evidence is scrutinised more closely, it is unreasonable to infer that these were intended to be used for apocalyptic ends or that the disciples or anyone else would see them as evidence of military intent
Ancient history · Anticipation (artificial intelligence) · Apocalypticism · Art · Battle · Judaism · Literature · Political science · Politics · SWORD · Theology · Victory · Biblical Studies and Interpretation · Historical and Linguistic Studies · Historical, Religious, and Philosophical Studies · History · Law · Philosophy
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| Citations per year | 1 |
| Citation span | 2025 - 2025 (1) |
| Citation velocity | recent |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 1 |