Older Persons in Biblical Texts: Using Modern Gerontological Theories to Cast Light and Raise Questions on Four Older Persons in Luke 2

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Biblical Theology Bulletin Pub Date : 2021-07-05 DOI:10.1177/01461079211029106

J. Dickie

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Abstract

In the ancient world, the average life expectancy was far lower than that in the western world today. There are some biblical characters, however, even in the New Testament, who lived into their 80s and beyond. In this article, modern theories of gerontology are examined to indicate questions to ask, and insights to gain, in seeking to understand four such persons of mature years who are briefly mentioned in Luke’s Gospel but who play critical roles in the biblical story. The wisdom available to them on coping with the latter years (as seen in the “aging poem” in Ecclesiastes 12:1–7) is reviewed to assess whether those values are apparent in these four characters, and to compare it with modern ideas.

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圣经经文中的老年人:运用现代老年学理论对路加福音2章中的四位老年人进行阐释和提出问题

在古代世界，平均寿命远低于今天的西方世界。然而，即使在《新约》中，也有一些圣经人物活到了80多岁甚至更久。在这篇文章中，老年学的现代理论进行了检验，以表明要问的问题，并获得见解，以寻求理解四个这样的成熟的人，他们在路加福音中简要提到，但在圣经故事中扮演关键角色。他们应对晚年的智慧(如《传道书》12:1-7中的“衰老之诗”)被回顾，以评估这些价值观是否在这四个人物身上显而易见，并将其与现代观念进行比较。

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