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Matthew 5:39




On Tue, 1 Nov 1994, Gregory Jordan (ENG) wrote:

> 
> No seriously, I have a hard time picturing Jesus turning his cheek in the 
> following passages (which in fact leads me to think he was being 
> metaphorical in Matt. 5:39), but it's up to the reader to decide.
> 

I'm wondering if you could specify what you mean by "metaphorical."  Do 
you mean metaphorical in the sense that it applys to contexts other than 
facial blows?  If so, I think Jesus' whole arrest and cricifixion is an 
act of turning the other cheek and we're left with the question (probably 
out of the context of B-Greek) of when one should act as Jesus did, not 
resisting when it would be possible.  At any rate, we are not necessarily 
justified in calling Jesus a hypocrite.

On the other hand, if by metaphorical you mean that Jesus did not 
indicate that one should, at time, not resist evil, what did he mean?


					Travis Bauer
					Jamestown College