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[1] [2] [3] This book contains the prophecies attributed to the prophet Zechariah. In the Hebrew Bible, it is part of the Book of the Twelve Minor Prophets. [4] This chapter is a part of a section (so-called "Second Zechariah") consisting of Zechariah 9–14. [5] The New Testament allusion to "the one they have pierced" draws from this chapter.
The Hebrew scriptures were an important source for the New Testament authors. [13] There are 27 direct quotations in the Gospel of Mark, 54 in Matthew, 24 in Luke, and 14 in John, and the influence of the scriptures is vastly increased when allusions and echoes are included, [14] with half of Mark's gospel being made up of allusions to and citations of the scriptures. [15]
The translation "they have pierced" is preferred by many Christian commentators for its christological implications. For example, Craig Blomberg , commenting on the allusions to Psalm 22 in the Gospel of Matthew , includes "he is surrounded by wicked onlookers (22:16a) who pierce his hands and feet (22:16b)" among "an astonishing number of ...
The Book of Zechariah is a Jewish text attributed to Zechariah, a Hebrew prophet of the late 6th century BC. In the Hebrew Bible, the text is included as part of the Twelve Minor Prophets, itself a part of the second division of that work. In the Christian Old Testament, the Book of Zechariah is considered to be a separate book.
Zechariah's prophetical career probably began in the second year of Darius the Great, king of the Achaemenid Empire (520 BCE). [4] His greatest concern appears to have been with the building of the Second Temple. [4] He features in chapters 1–8 of the book of Zechariah but he does not appear in the remaining chapters of the book (chapters 9 ...
Zechariah ben Jehoiada [a] is a figure in the Hebrew Bible described as a priest who was stoned to death by Jehoash of Judah, and may possibly have been alluded to in the New Testament. Lineage [ edit ]
Zechariah [a] was a Jewish priest mentioned in the New Testament and the Quran, and venerated in Christianity and Islam. [3] In the Bible, he is the father of John the Baptist , a priest of the sons of Aaron in the Gospel of Luke ( Luke 1:67–79 ), and the husband of Elizabeth who is a relative of the Virgin Mary (Luke 1:36).
The quoted passage is Zechariah 12:10b, "then they will look on Me whom they pierced", with the word "me" changed to "him". Lutheran commentator Johann Bengel argues that John quotes this passage "for the sake of its allusion to the piercing [not for that to the looking]". [41]