A contextualised reading of Matthew 6:22–23 : ‘your eye is the lamp of your body’

Viljoen, Francois P.

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dc.contributor.author	Viljoen, Francois P.
dc.date.accessioned	2015-09-14T05:02:29Z
dc.date.available	2015-09-14T05:02:29Z
dc.date.issued	2009-07
dc.description.abstract	For the modern reader the logion ‘The eye is the lamp of the body’ is puzzling. While most scholars concur that it has something to do with greed and envy, they often fail to explain this correlation between inner attitudes and the physical eye. In this article I argue that the meaning of this passage can only be understood when read according to the ancient understanding of vision. It is important to interpret the genitive in the phrase Ὁ λύχνος τοῦ σώματός ἐστιν ὁ ὀφθαλμός as the ancient hearer or reader would have done.	en_ZA
dc.description.librarian	hb2015	en_ZA
dc.description.uri	http://www.hts.org.za	en_ZA
dc.identifier.citation	Viljoen, F.P., 2009 ‘A contextualised reading of Matthew 6:22–23: “Your eye is the lamp of your body”’, HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 65(1), Art. #152, 5 pages. DOI: 10.4102/hts.v65i1.152.	en_ZA
dc.identifier.issn	0259-9422 (print)
dc.identifier.issn	2072-8050 (online)
dc.identifier.other	10.4102/hts.v65i1.152
dc.identifier.uri	http://hdl.handle.net/2263/49792
dc.language.iso	en	en_ZA
dc.publisher	OpenJournals Publishing	en_ZA
dc.rights	© 2009. The Authors. Licensee: OpenJournals Publishing. This work is licensed under the Creative Commons Attribution License.	en_ZA
dc.subject	Matthew 6 : 22-23	en_ZA
dc.subject	Inner attitudes	en_ZA
dc.subject	Physical eye	en_ZA
dc.subject	Eye is the lamp of the body	en_ZA
dc.subject	Evil eye traditions	en_ZA
dc.subject	Extramission theories of vision	en_ZA
dc.title	A contextualised reading of Matthew 6:22–23 : ‘your eye is the lamp of your body’	en_ZA
dc.type	Article	en_ZA