Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, vol. 1
Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, vol. 1 Jesus Remembered: Christianity in the Making, vol. 1
§16.2 How Did Jesus See His Own Role ? beat one, killed another, and stoned another. 36 Again he sent other slaves, more than the first; and they treated them in the same way. 37 Finally he sent his son to them, saying, "They will respect my son". 38 But when the tenants saw the son, they said to themselves, "This is the heir: come, let us kill him and get his inheritance". 39 So they seized him, threw him out of the vineyard, and killed him. 40 Now when the owner of the vineyard comes, what will he do to those tenants?' 41 They said to him, 'He will put those wretches to a miserable death, and lease the vineyard to other tenants who will give him the produce at the harvest time'. beat him, and sent him away empty-handed. 4 And again he sent another slave to them; this one they beat over the head and insulted. 5 Then he sent another, and that one they killed. And so it was with many others; some they beat, and others they killed. 6 He had still one other, a beloved son. Finally he sent him to them, saying, "They will respect my son". 7 But those tenants said to one another, 'This is the heir; come, let us kill him, and the inheritance will be ours". 8 So they seized him, killed him, and threw him out of the vineyard. 9 What then will the owner of the vineyard do? He will come and destroy the tenants and give the vineyard to others'. beat him and sent him away empty-handed. 11 Next he sent another slave: that one also they beat and insulted and sent away emptyhanded. 12 And he sent still a third; this one also they wounded and threw out. 13 Then the owner of the vineyard said, "What shall I do? I will send my beloved son; perhaps they will respect him". 14 But when the tenants saw him, they discussed it among themselves and said, "This is the heir; let us kill him so that the inheritance may be ours". 15 So they threw him out of the vineyard and killed him. What then will the owner of the vineyard do to them? 16 He will come and destroy those tenants and give the vineyard to others'. beat him; a little more and they would have killed him. The servant came and told it to his master. His master said, 'Perhaps he did not know them'. He sent another servant; the tenants beat him as well. Then the owner sent his son. He said, 'Perhaps they will respect my son'. Since those tenants knew that he was the heir of the vineyard, they seized him (and) killed him. He who has ears, let him hear. It is worth recording the full parable, even though our interest is more narrowly focused on Mark 12.6 pars., since it so well illustrates the variations typical of repeated performances. To be noted is the fact that the framework and structure are stable, but the details, particularly those of the vineyard's construction, the sequence of servants sent, and their treatment, vary, probably according to the whim of the performer (or Evangelist). The simpler Thomas version certainly gives substance to the view that the Synoptic versions have been elaborated to bring out the allusions to the vineyard of Israel in Isa. 5.1-7 (Mark/Matthew), to Jesus' death 'outside' (Jerusalem), and to the subsequent turn away from Israel in the Gentile mission. 67 But the Synoptic version also retains the basic structure 67. E.g., Fitzmyer, Luke 2.1278-81; Scott, Hear Then the Parable 245-51; Witherington, Christology 213; Funk, Five Gospels 101, 510-11. Further bibliography in K. Snodgrass, The 721
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