A ROCK IN THE PATH: POSSIBLE JEWISH READINGS OF MATTHEW 16:18

Resumen

Matthew 16:18 has been object of countless studies, usually of dogmatic, structural or apologetic type. The author’s proposal impacts in the possibility of other readings of this statement of Jesus from the comments of the Judaism of the first century and its ulterior developments. A special stress is made in the tannaitic midrashic literature, and in its targumic precedent, to capture the theological fabric of that moment. Such a focus will provide greater clarity to Jesus’ image as Christin the Judeo-Christian communities. The paper, in turn, vindicates the employment of haggadic material for a better understanding of the reality of the NT and, especially, of Christology. ResumenMateo 16:18 ha sido objeto de numerosos estudios, de tipo dogmático, estructural o apologético. El autor explora las posibilidades de una lectura diferente de la declaración de Jesús a partir de la literatura judía del siglo I y de su posterior desarrollo. Se aporta información acerca del concepto que se tenía de Jesús en las comunidades judeocristianas. El artículo vindica el empleo de dicha literatura para una mejor compresión del NT y de la Cristología en general.