@article{van_aarde_syncrisis_2019, title = {Syncrisis as literary motif in the story about the grown-up child Jesus in the temple (Luke 2:41–52 and the Thomas tradition)}, volume = {75}, rights = {Copyright (c) 2019 Andries G. Van Aarde}, issn = {2072-8050}, url = {https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/5258}, doi = {10.4102/hts.v75i3.5258}, shorttitle = {Syncrisis as literary motif in the story about the grown-up child Jesus in the temple (Luke 2}, abstract = {Syncrisis as literary motif in the story about the grown-up child Jesus in the temple (Lk 2:41–52 and the Thomas tradition): The article explores hermeneutical solutions for the negative response from the child Jesus towards his biological parents in the Lukan temple story (Lk 2:41–52). The ‘wisdom’ of the child who acts in an ‘adult-like’ way is interpreted as a syncrisis. This literary motif is explained by an analysis of the contrasting positive and negative acts of the child Jesus towards teachers of the Torah in the Infancy Gospel of Thomas.}, pages = {9}, number = {3}, journaltitle = {{HTS} Teologiese Studies / Theological Studies}, author = {Van Aarde, Andries G.}, urldate = {2020-02-20}, date = {2019-02-18}, note = {Free}, keywords = {Infancy Gospel of Thomas, Lukan temple story, Luke 2:41–52, myth of the god-child, syncrisis as literary motif}, }