2010-03-112010-03-112002Sim, D 2002, 'The dissection of the wicked servant in Matthew 24:51', HTS Teologiese Studies/ Theological Studies, vol. 58, no. 1, pp. 172-184.[http://www.hts.org.za/index.php/HTS/issue/archive]0259-9422 (print)http://hdl.handle.net/2263/13415Spine cut of Journal binding and pages scanned on flatbed EPSON Expression 10000 XL; 400dpi; text/lineart - black and white - stored to Tiff Derivation: Abbyy Fine Reader v.9 work with PNG-format (black and white); Photoshop CS3; Adobe Acrobat v.9 Web display format PDFThe dissection of the wicked servant in Mathew 24:51 is a difficult passage to interpret. Most scholars argue that Matthew could not have intended this particular motif to be taken literally, so they propose a metaphorical sense. There are good grounds, however, to question this view. Some neglected evidence suggests that the evangelist did indeed intend this gruesome reference to be taken literally. In Matthew’ s eschatological schema, wicked church leaders would be punished by dissection at the hands of angelic tormenters in Gehenna.enFaculty of Theology, University of PretoriaServantsMatthew 24:51DissectionBible -- N.T. -- Matthew XXIV, 51 -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.Punishment -- Biblical teachingMetaphor in the BibleArticle