杰斯塔斯和迪斯马斯:审视与耶稣一同死去的强盗



  • 格斯塔斯和迪斯马斯的名字在圣经中并未出现——它们来自后来的基督教传统和伪经(特别是4世纪的《尼哥底母福音》)。圣经只是简单地称他们为与耶稣同钉十字架的“强盗”或“罪犯”。
  • 根据路加福音,其中一个强盗(传统上被认为是迪斯马斯)悔改并请求耶稣纪念他,得到了“今日你要同我在乐园里了”的应许。另一个强盗(传统上被认为是格斯塔斯)则嘲笑耶稣。这种对比成为了人类选择接受或拒绝基督的有力象征。
  • 《约翰福音》记载,罗马人打断了两个强盗的腿以加速他们的死亡(这种做法称为“打断腿刑”),但当他们来到耶稣面前时,耶稣已经死了。他们的尸体很可能在安息日之前被移走,并埋葬在处决罪犯的公共墓地中。
  • 教父们,特别是奥古斯丁和金口若望,利用这些人物来教导关于悔改、神圣怜悯和审判的道理。虽然这些神学解释很有意义,但区分圣经记载和关于这些人的后期传统是很重要的。

Who were Gestas and Dismas in the Bible? These names do not actually appear in the canonical Gospels. The Bible does not name the two men crucified with Jesus, referring to them simply as “thieves” or “criminals”. The names Gestas and Dismas come from later Christian tradition and apocryphal texts. The Gospels of Matthew and Mark mention two “robbers” crucified with Jesus, one on his right and one on his left. Luke’s account provides more detail, describing how one criminal…

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