A Pagan Emperor’s Appropriation of Matthew’s Gospel

David Neal Greenwood

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Abstract

Julian’s aggressive engagement of Christianity has usually been understood to be confined to more polemical works such as his Against the Galilaeans. However, his seventh oration contains a narrative borrowing from and ridiculing Christianity. This article focuses on a short narrative and argues that Julian borrowed from Matthew 4, casting himself in the role of Christ for rhetorical effect.
Original languageEnglish
Pages (from-to)593-598
Number of pages6
JournalExpository Times
Volume125
Issue number12
Early online date4 Mar 2014
DOIs
Publication statusPublished - Sept 2014

Keywords

  • Emperor Julian
  • Constantine
  • Paganism
  • Christianisation
  • Gospel of Matthew

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