volume 8, issue 2, 2016, pages 137-159

DOI: https://doi.org/10.64438/sbsFDQR2724
Published online: 2016-12-01
Published in print: 2016-12-30

Abstract: This article deals with the typological links between Jesus and Joshua in Luke’s writings. The aim of this work is to answer the question whether Lukeʼs use of the number forty in his Gospel and the Acts of the Apostles contributes to the development of Jesus – Joshua typology. Our research is mainly based on the analysis of intertextual links between the selected narrative text of the New (Luke, Acts) and the Old Testament books (Num, Deut, Josh). By intertextual comparison of the corresponding texts we have shown that Luke also by the use of the number forty makes and develops the typological connections between Jesus and Joshua in his work. Luke presents Jesus as the new Joshua, who first wanders together with his people and undergoes various tests, and finally, brings his people into the new promised land, into paradise.