05_Eubank_247_268 15/07/14 12:19 Pagina 250 250 NATHAN EUBANK and Luke, Peter finds a more spectacular impetus for the centurion’s confession. For Peter it is the resurrection itself that forces the cen- turion and his soldiers to believe Jesus was the son of God. Also, just as Matthew mentions that the centurion and those with him “feared greatly” and Luke depicts him “glorifying God”, Peter leaves no doubt whether the confession was sincere, describing the centurion and those with him “agonizing greatly” (avgwniw/ntej mega,lwj) when they make their confession. The tendency of later gospels to clarify the tone of the centu- rion’s remark can be seen easily in synopsis: Matt 27,54 Mark 15,39 Luke 23,47-48 Peter 45 (after Jesus’ resurrection) ~O de. e`kato,ntarcoj ivdw.n de. o` ivdw.n de. o` Tau/ta ivdo,ntej oi` kai. oi` metV auvtou/ kenturi,wn o` e`katonta,rchj to. peri. to.n kenturi,wna throu/ntej to.n paresthkw.j evx geno,menon nukto.j e;speusan VIhsou/n ivdo,ntej to.n evnanti,aj auvtou/ o[ti pro.j Peila/ton seismo.n kai. ta. ou[twj evxe,pneusen avfe,ntej to.n ta,fon geno,mena ei=pen\ o]n evfu,lasson kai. evxhgh,santo ta,nta evfobh,qhsan sfo,dra( evdo,xazen to.n qeo.n a[per ei=don le,gontej\ le,gwn\ avgwniw/ntej mega,lwj avlhqw/j qeou/ ui`oj. h=n avlhqw/j ou-toj o` o;ntwj o` a;nqrwpoj kai. le,gontej ou-tojÅ a;nqrwpoj ui`oj. qeou/ h=nÅ ou-toj di,kaioj h=nÅ avlhqw/j ui`oj. h=n kai. pa,ntej oi` qeou/. sumparageno,menoi o;cloi evpi. th.n qewri,an tau,thn( qewrh,santej ta. geno,mena( tu,ptontej ta. sth,qh u`pe,strefonÅ Matt 27,54 Mark 15,39 Luke 23,47-48 Peter 45 (after Jesus’ resurrection) The centurion and The centurion who The centurion seeing Those who were those with him stood facing him what happened with the centurion guarding Jesus seeing how he seeing these things seeing the breathed his last hurried in the night earthquake and the said, to Pilate, leaving the things that happened tomb they guarded, and explained all the things they saw, feared greatly glorified God agonizing greatly saying, “Truly this “Truly this man was the saying, “Certainly and saying, “Truly was God’s Son!” son of God”. this man was this was the son of innocent!” And all God!” the crowds who had gathered for this spectacle seeing the things that happened returned home beating their breasts. in Peter (avlhqw/j ui`o.j h=n qeou/) is identical to the Markan confession as found in A C W et al.