Presentation
ARU ARU: An Echo of Hebrew Psalm 137 in John 19:15
Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society 2021 Annual Meeting
(2021)
Abstract
The Koine double word shout, ARON ARON, of the Jews in John 19:15 aurally, prosodically, and thematically recalls the Hebrew double word shout, ARU ARU, of the Edomites in Psalm 137:7. Contextual examination of the center of John’s Passion Narrative alongside Psalm 137 reveals other textual echoes amid an interlaced sequence of doubled words and John’s unique hebraisti, encompassing Pilate’s handing Jesus over to the Jews, Jesus’ crucifixion between two others, and the dispute over Pilate’s inscription. The word doublings and other artistic constructions intersecting in and around John's Golgotha play on a repeated trope of Jesus plus two others that turns out to be an important member of the structural backbone of John’s Passion and Empty Tomb narratives. John's allusive use of Synoptic Gospel precedents is featured throughout.
Keywords
- Gospel of John,
- Passion Narrative,
- John and the Synoptics
Disciplines
Publication Date
Spring March 18, 2021
Citation Information
Keith L. Yoder. "ARU ARU: An Echo of Hebrew Psalm 137 in John 19:15" Eastern Great Lakes Biblical Society 2021 Annual Meeting (2021) Available at: http://works.bepress.com/klyoder/54/