Jun 26, 2016 · Is there any legitimate reason given by scholars as to why Luke uniquely adds the account of Jesus healing the ear of Malchus after it being severed off? In Luke 22:50-51, it is written, 50 And one of them struck the servant of the high priest, cutting off his right ear. 51 But Jesus answered, “No more of this!” And he touched the man’s ...

Oct 11, 2021 · New American Standard Bible John 18: 3 So Judas, having obtained the Roman cohort and officers from the chief priests and the Pharisees, came there with lanterns, torches, and weapons.

Malchus would be in a position to tell any inquiring that his ear indeed had been cut but was healed. John's method puts the burden of testimony on more politically credible people,as John knew that his own words would be doubted in the light of Jesus' arrest.

Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it, struck the high priest’s slave, and cut off his right ear. The slave’s name was Malchus. Josephus, in Antiquities 14.13.10 (366), has a similar story about Antigonus cutting off Hyrcanus's ears to disqualify him from high priesthood.

Nov 6, 2015 · In Matthew 26:51-54, Mark 14:47-49, Luke 22:50-51, John 18:10 the bible tells how Simon Peter did cutoff the servant Malchus right ear with his sword, and in Luke 22:51 Jesus healed the servant's ear. he [Jesus] touched his ear, and healed him. Question:

Sep 18, 2023 · John 18:10: Then Simon Peter, having a sword, drew it, and struck the servant of the high priest, and cut off his right ear. And the name of the servant was Malchus. (Douay-Rheims) Why would a di...

Jul 15, 2016 · The author chooses to tell us that the servant was called Malchus and that it was Peter who cut off his ear. At the same time, John sometimes omits minor details that would make his narrative too complex, and in this case omits the interaction with Judas and Luke's mention of Jesus healing the ear, preferring the theologically important words ...

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In John chapter 20, we see the disciples going into the tomb where Jesus was lain. In verse 6,7: "Then cometh Simon Peter following him, and went into the sepulchre, and seeth the linen clothe...

Jan 7, 2022 · 26 The last questioner was different, and his question looks for an affirmative answer. He was related to Malchus (only John tells us this), and therefore would have had a peculiar interest in the man who had struck out with a sword.