", "Thanks for this detailed interaction! He cannot forget those So Peter cut his ear off, yet Jesus healed him. Rev. Only when the N.T. In what ways do we trust in a system of ceremonies? continues. I had the idea that McGrath was interested in why Mark included the story, rather than John. Luke was concerned primarily with the humanity of the God-man, Jesus. . No wonder, then, that the Lord admonished Peter: Put up thy sword into the sheath (John 18:11). Through the darkness, the blade of a sword suddenly swung through the air. ", "Neil, Youve done a clean job in your posting on Jesus the Healer. After an agonizing night in the Garden of Gethsemane, Jesus was fully committed and prepared to face the physical and spiritual torment that waited for him. It is whole, undamaged, What lesson can we learn from this about waiting on the Lord and not deciding ourselves what it is the Lord wants us to do? If you are looking for me, then let these men go. 9This happened so that the words he had spoken would be fulfilled: I have not lost one of those you gave me., 10Then Simon Peter, who had a sword, drew it and struck the high priests servant, cutting off his right ear. And it is the last recorded miracle of Jesus performed before He died on the Cross. (, [I]t is hard to imagine Christians, eager to depict themselves and their leader as not violent revolutionaries, making this incident up. astute observer of body language, Malchus focuses in on one man, ", "Thanks much for this book review. Below is a partial list of miracles that Jesus performed during his ministry, as recorded in the New Testament of the Bible. Jesus' Resurrection and Ascension Bible 700. place me in the mythicist category, let alone the type of If it is a historical fact and Jesus answering said, "Permit thus far," and having touched his ear, He healed him. This was owing to Christ as the merciful High Priest. In John, Simon Peter is named as the one who wielded the sword and Malchus is named as the slave. So how was Jesus able to heal Malchus, the servant of the high priest, after his right ear was cut off (read Luke 22:50-51)? 1) Peter is pro-Torah. The virgin birth. If so, how close was it? Its a game of Lets pretend we are reading a version of historical reports. Simon Peter had cut off the ear of the High Priest's servant, Malchus, during the scene in the Garden of Gethsemane . Jesus restored him to the ability to hear completely and well, regardless of whatever flesh was left upon his head forming any ear. It is a precursor to the voice of the Roman centurion, who gets down on one need to proclaim that this truly is the Christ at Golgotha. ", "Fantastic. . Unconvincingly, J is able to walk away from it and spend the next three years preaching in public without having the authorities tracking him down. On the Cutting off of Malchus' Ear. Registered in England and Wales 5090917, Christian Today, International House, 24 Holborn Viaduct, London EC1A 2BN, Evangelical church redirects payments after CofE gay blessing vote, Evangelical church pursues alternative oversight after CofE same-sex blessing vote. Because another excludes it doesn't mean that it is false. Neil made a good synthesis of the work without being an expert of the field. How do we know his name is Malchus? While Jesus is doing his ear-healing trick, the rest of the police beat the crap out of the disciples. cross, his body and face mutilated almost beyond recognition. Malchus' story is found in all four Gospels. Malchus reaches up to feel his head. There is no healing. Its the same reason why Luke didnt include the visit of the Magi. Curious to remember who was to cut his right ear. Now, with supreme hypocrisy, Judas kisses him to confirm the We read in Luke 22:51, And he touched his ear, and healed him. That must have meant that Christ bent down and picked up the ear and put it right back where it was. This fictional story is based on Luke 22:49-51. What this site is about is set out in the About Vridar page. He must run to report what had happened. And again Mark is highly symbolic so there was also probably some symbolism involving the ear, too. and soldiers converge, their torches casting eerie dancing 11 So Jesus said to Peter, . This is not the time for fighting. c) Joseph of Arimathaea. 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"Now go! Luke 22 is the only gospel that records the . The religious leaders didnt want the people to be free. If not, his healed ear would have been a mighty testimony against him all the days of his earthly life. Thanks and no worries. The servant's name was Malchus" (John 18:10). In verse 36 Jesus refers to his servants as a warrior band with the potential Torah carrying Jew, but someone who may have ahhhhnow I see, I must have slept through it the first time, Thank You Angela.Youve shown me there are a few TRUE SAINTS leftThanks. The Gospel of Luke (2:41-52) recounts that a 12-year-old Jesus had accompanied his parents on a pilgrimage to Jerusalem and became separated. For even hereunto were ye called: because Christ also suffered for us, leaving us an example, that ye should follow his steps (W)hen he suffered, he threatened not; but committed himself to him that judgeth righteously: who his own self bare our sins in his own body on the tree, that we, being dead to sins, should live unto righteousness; by whose stripes ye were healed.1 Peter 2:19-24. How did He do this in the life of Peter (think of his denial and restoration) and/or Paul (think of his conversion)? identification and the soldiers move in. This pictures what Christs work on the cross would be like. The mania for mystery cults in this sort of discussion was by the way characteristic of anti-semitic scholarship though of course it had other proponents. His ear is whole, the bleeding stopped, only his blood-soaked cloak to indicate that there ever was a wound. to express appreciation for your detailed interaction with what Ive written! Josephus and other data. drenching his cloak. myself into the original post by saying that any supposed dialogue The blood and the sword are stage props. What happened when Peter cut off the ear? Surly Straggler vs. other types of steel frames. And perhaps this incident was a major reason why the authorities persecuted the subsequent Christian movement, morethan anything they believed about Jesus. Click here for more Easter articles and stories, See legal, copyright, and reprint information, My books are available in paperback and Kindle from Amazon. And we have the same lies from Jim West and Bart Ehrman and others. It does not say anything about picking up a detached ear, reattaching it, regrowing it, or questioning the fact that Jesus was a healer as had previously and amply been proven prior to his arrest. Maybe he added it because it appealed to his line of work, and was fascinating to him. But now Malchus reaches up to feel his head. learn from me. "For the Son of Man came to seek and to save what was lost," Malchus was the servant to the high priest. Much more so than the event being injected into these gospels as some sort of historical memory. Please see the Tour and the Help. He is the Technical Director for bible.org and also owns Galaxie Software that producesThe Theological Journal Library that has 30 conservative, evangelical theological journals available in Logos, Wordsearch, Accordance and Online. If you dont trust it, I would think that the natural default is to think that he was just another Palestinian Jew characteristic of the period, like Josephus. might be pretending to know it. Pain ceases, and the flickering light of Did Pilate know that during the arrest of Jesus, Jesus healed Malchus' ear? David, I think there is a sense where are true both the sentences: Museo di San Marco, Cell 33, Who is Malchus and what can we learn from his experience with Christ? Somehow he cannot. A place where magic is studied and practiced? Curious to remember who was to cut his right ear.<