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NASB | Luke 22:25 And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.' |
AMPLIFIED 2015 | Luke 22:25 Jesus said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles have absolute power and lord it over them; and those in authority over them are called 'Benefactors.' [Matt 20:25-28; Mark 10:42-45] |
Bible Question (short): Benefactor Gentile king in Luke 22.25 |
Question (full): In Luke 22.25 'And He said to them, "The kings of the Gentiles lord it over them; and those who have authority over them are called 'Benefactors.'"' Which Gentile might Jesus have had in mind? The Macedonian Greek Ptolemy III Euergetes (Benefactor) I was king of Egypt from 247-222 BCE. His greatgrandson Ptolemy VIII Euergetes II, mentioned in the Prologue to Sirach, reigned variously in Egypt from 170-117 BCE. Philo relates that in addition to God being commonly called 'Benefactor,' Augustus was called 'Benefactor' in Adversus Flaccum 10.74 and Embassy 22.148ff, and Gaius was called 'Benefactor' in Embassy 4.22. Tiberius had been given the titles of 'god' and 'benefactor of the world' on a statue dedicated to him after he restored Sardis in ca 17 CE, as had other Julio-Claudian Roman rulers (Augustus, Tiberius, Gaius Caligula, Claudius, and Nero). Josephus states that Herod I's goals were to earn a favorable reputation and future remembrance through ostentatious generosity (euergesia) (Ant. XVI 150.60) via both Jewish and Gentile (pagan) building projects. A Greek inscription on a Judean limestone weight read "Year 32 of King Herod, Benefactor, Friend of Caesar," with Year 32 being 9/8 BCE (per Meshorer). Other inscriptions found in the Parthenon and Agora of Athens attest to his 'good works' (euergesia). Could Herod, with his Idumean and Nabatean heritage and well-known pagan temple building, have been "Gentile enough" to be the subject of Luke 22.25? Or was Augustus likely the subject? I think the Ptolemys, while Gentile and called Benefactors, are unlikely. Thanks, Rick Carpenter |
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