Matthew And The Mishnah

Author : Akiva Cohen
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 664 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2016-06-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 3161499603

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Matthew and the Mishnah by Akiva Cohen Pdf

Akiva Cohen investigates the general research question: how do the authors of religious texts reconstruct their community identity and ethos in the absence of their central cult? His particular socio-historical focus of this more general question is: how do the respective authors of the Gospel according to Matthew, and the editor(s) of the Mishnah redefine their group identities following the destruction of the Second Temple? Cohen further examines how, after the Destruction, both the Matthean and the Mishnaic communities found and articulated their renewed community bearings and a new sense of vision through each of their respective author/redactor's foundational texts. The context of this study is thus that of an inner-Jewish phenomenon; two Jewish groups seeking to (re-)establish their community identity and ethos without the physical temple that had been the cultic center of their cosmos.

Author : M.D. Goulder
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 547 pages
File Size : 43,7 Mb
Release : 2004-09-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781592445851

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Midrash and Lection in Matthew by M.D. Goulder Pdf

This challenging and original book questions the accepted conclusions of synoptic research. It argues, first, that Matthew is an adaptation and expansion of Mark by midrash - that is, by standard Jewish expository techniques - depending on no written source other than Mark, and only to a very small extent on oral tradition; and, secondly, that Matthew was written to be read in Christian worship round the year, as a cycle of lessons following the Jewish festal lectionary. Part I establishes the characteristics of the Matthaean manner - his vocabulary, his rhythms and images, the form and mode of his parables. With so much typical of Matthew as a gospel, sources other than Mark become progressively less plausible. Part II is a commentary on the gospel from this base. It finds a basic Marcan text for each new unit and a reason for its development, and works out in detail the correspondence between the five teaching sections of Matthew and the five Jewish festal seasons of Pentecost, New Year-Atonement, Tabernacles, Dedication, and Passover. A striking piece of corroborative evidence is found in the section numbers of the old Greek manuscript tradition. Michael Goulder believes that lectionary schemes also underlie Mark and Luke, and that at least one major part of the Old Testament, the work of the Chronicler, has a similar character. A gospel, in fact, is not a literary genre at all, but a liturgical one. Matthew himself comes into focus as a converted Jewish scribe who possessed the substance of the Pauline teaching, and who has been the dominant influence in forming the Church's image of Jesus in his adaptation of Mark by midrash and through lection.

Author : Francois Viljoen
Publisher : LIT Verlag Münster
Page : 240 pages
File Size : 42,7 Mb
Release : 2018-06-28
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9783643910196

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The Torah in Matthew by Francois Viljoen Pdf

Jesus' relation to the Torah forms a significant motif in Matthew's Gospel. This relation is taken up as an important theme in the Sermon on the Mount with its strong Sinai typology, and disputes about the Torah are repeated throughout the Gospel. Jesus is depicted as the last and greatest expositor of the Torah. When reading this Gospel, the central role of the Torah must be seriously considered. This present study is furthermore relevant in the light of new insights that have developed in recent years on the diversity and dynamics within the Judaism that confronted Matthew. This diversity within Judaism is usually related to Judaist attitudes towards the Torah. To complicate this, oral traditions were strong and lively. Questions arose about the status of the written Scriptures and oral traditions and the authority ascribed to these. The Matthean community developed within this turmoil of developing Judaism.

Author : Phillip Sigal
Publisher : Society of Biblical Lit
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 45,5 Mb
Release : 2007
Category : Family & Relationships
ISBN : 9781589832824

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The Halakhah of Jesus of Nazareth According to the Gospel of Matthew by Phillip Sigal Pdf

Author : Walter T. Wilson
Publisher : Wm. B. Eerdmans Publishing
Page : 488 pages
File Size : 49,7 Mb
Release : 2022-11-29
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781467464284

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The Gospel of Matthew, vol. 2 by Walter T. Wilson Pdf

What was the original purpose of the Gospel of Matthew? For whom was it written? In this magisterial two-volume commentary, Walter Wilson interprets Matthew as a catechetical work that expresses the ideological and institutional concerns of a faction of disaffected Jewish followers of Jesus in the late first century CE. Wilson’s compelling thesis frames Matthew’s Gospel as not only a continuation of the biblical story but also as a didactic narrative intended to shape the commitments and identity of a particular group that saw itself as a beleaguered, dissident minority. Thus, the text clarifies Jesus’s essential Jewish character as the “Son of David” while also portraying him in opposition to prominent religious leaders of his day—most notably the Pharisees—and open to cordial association with non-Jews. Through meticulous engagement with the Greek text of the Gospel, as well as relevant primary sources and secondary literature, Wilson offers a wealth of insight into the first book of the New Testament. After an introduction exploring the background of the text, its genre and literary features, and its theological orientation, Wilson explicates each passage of the Gospel with thorough commentary on the intended message to first-century readers about topics like morality, liturgy, mission, group discipline, and eschatology. Scholars, students, pastors, and all readers interested in what makes the Gospel of Matthew distinctive among the Synoptics will appreciate and benefit from Wilson’s deep contextualization of the text, informed by his years of studying the New Testament and Christian origins.

Author : David L. Balch
Publisher : Augsburg Fortress Publishing
Page : 320 pages
File Size : 40,9 Mb
Release : 1991
Category : Religion
ISBN : UOM:39015024763255

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Social History of the Matthean Community by David L. Balch Pdf

Author : Herbert Basser,Marsha B. Cohen
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 816 pages
File Size : 40,7 Mb
Release : 2015-03-10
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004291782

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The Gospel of Matthew and Judaic Traditions by Herbert Basser,Marsha B. Cohen Pdf

In The Gospel of Matthew and Judaic Traditions, Herbert W. Basser, with the editorial help of Marsha Cohen, utilizes his encyclopaedic knowledge of Judaism to navigate Matthew’s Gospel. This close, original reading explicates Matthew’s use of Jewish concepts and legal traditions that have not been fully understood in the past. Basser highlights Gospel sources that are congruent with a wide swath of extant Jewish writings from various provenances. Matthew affirms Jesus’ end-of-days—the coming of the Kingdom—salvation message: initially meant for Jews, it is the Gentiles who embraced his message and teachings that encouraged their faith and simple trust. Matthew’s literary art manages to preserve the Jewish details in his sources while disclosing an anti-Jewish and pro-Gentile bias.

Author : Steven James Stiles
Publisher : Mohr Siebeck
Page : 292 pages
File Size : 43,5 Mb
Release : 2023-10-09
Category : Electronic
ISBN : 9783161621819

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Jesus' Fulfilment of the Torah and Prophets by Steven James Stiles Pdf

Author : Michael Card
Publisher : InterVarsity Press
Page : 271 pages
File Size : 41,7 Mb
Release : 2013-03-07
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780830884414

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Matthew: The Gospel of Identity by Michael Card Pdf

"You are the salt of the earth . . . You are the light of the world." Matthew 5:13-14 "I also say to you that you are Peter, and on this rock I will build My church." Matthew 16:18 The world tries to define us in different ways. We try to define ourselves one way or another. But who are we really? How does God define us? The Gospel of Matthew was written to a group of Christians who didn?t yet know who they were. They were faithful Jews in the synagogue community in Galilee who had found the Messiah. Jesus had changed everything. But how should they think of themselves now, as Jewish or Christian? What did it all mean? Matthew writes his Gospel to help his readers define their new identity as followers of Jesus the Messiah. Michael Card unpacks how Matthew?s emphasis on fulfillment confirms their Jewish connection to the Torah, while his focus on the kingdom helps them understand their new identities in Christ. Matthew presents this process of redefinition as an exercise of the imagination, in which Jesus reshapes who we are in light of who he is. Come alongside Matthew in this pilgrimage, and discover how your new identity in Christ fulfills all that you are meant to be.

Author : Charles Nathan Ridlehoover
Publisher : Bloomsbury Publishing
Page : 264 pages
File Size : 53,5 Mb
Release : 2019-12-26
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780567692351

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The Lord's Prayer and the Sermon on the Mount in Matthew's Gospel by Charles Nathan Ridlehoover Pdf

Charles Nathan Ridlehoover examines the Lord's Prayer in Matthew's Gospel, focusing on the prayer's centrality and showing how this centrality affects our reading of the Sermon on the Mount and subsequently, the prayer itself. Ridlehoover argues that the Lord's Prayer is structurally, lexically, and thematically central to the Sermon on the Mount, and the means through which disciples of Jesus are empowered to live out the kingdom righteousness it defines. In turn, the Sermon on the Mount clarifies what the answer to the petitions of the Lord's Prayer might look like in the life of the disciple of Jesus. Whilst the centrality of the Lord's Prayer has been noted by previous commentators, this centrality and its intended purpose has not hitherto been defined or examined in great depth. Ridlehoover fills this gap with a closely argued and in-depth study, ranging from methodology and the structure of the prayer itself to examining the Father, will, forgiveness and evil petitions, and the relevance of word and deed for hearers and doers. Ridlehoover's examination of the relationship between the Sermon and Prayer advances studies in compositional criticism and intratextuality.

Author : Anthony J. Saldarini
Publisher : University of Chicago Press
Page : 325 pages
File Size : 41,5 Mb
Release : 1994-05-16
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9780226734217

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Matthew's Christian-Jewish Community by Anthony J. Saldarini Pdf

The most Jewish of gospels in its contents and yet the most anti-Jewish in its polemics, the Gospel of Matthew has been said to mark the emergence of Christianity from Judaism. Anthony J. Saldarini overturns this interpretation by showing us how Matthew, far from proclaiming the replacement of Israel by the Christian church, wrote from within Jewish tradition to a distinctly Jewish audience. Recent research reveals that among both Jews and Christians of the first century many groups believed in Jesus while remaining close to Judaism. Saldarini argues that the author of the Gospel of Matthew belonged to such a group, supporting his claim with an informed reading of Matthew's text and historical context. Matthew emerges as a Jewish teacher competing for the commitment of his people after the catastrophic loss of the Temple in 70 C.E., his polemics aimed not at all Jews but at those who oppose him. Saldarini shows that Matthew's teaching about Jesus fits into first-century Jewish thought, with its tradition of God-sent leaders and heavenly mediators. In Saldarini's account, Matthew's Christian-Jewish community is a Jewish group, albeit one that deviated from the larger Jewish community. Contributing to both New Testament and Judaic studies, this book advances our understanding of how religious groups are formed.

Author : William Henry Bennett
Publisher : Unknown
Page : 132 pages
File Size : 46,6 Mb
Release : 1884
Category : Bible
ISBN : OXFORD:590073522

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The Mishna as Illustrating the Gospels by William Henry Bennett Pdf

Author : Neusner
Publisher : BRILL
Page : 247 pages
File Size : 46,5 Mb
Release : 2023-09-20
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9789004670952

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A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Volume 16: Niddah. Literary and Historical Problems by Neusner Pdf

Author : Jacob Neusner
Publisher : Wipf and Stock Publishers
Page : 248 pages
File Size : 42,5 Mb
Release : 2007-04-01
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781597529402

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A History of the Mishnaic Law of Purities, Part 16 by Jacob Neusner Pdf

Author : Samson L. Uytanlet,Kiem-Kiok Kwa
Publisher : Langham Publishing
Page : 216 pages
File Size : 53,6 Mb
Release : 2017-05-14
Category : Religion
ISBN : 9781783682744

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Matthew by Samson L. Uytanlet,Kiem-Kiok Kwa Pdf

The Asia Bible Commentary series empowers Christian believers in Asia to read the Bible from within their respective contexts. Holistic in its approach to the text, each exposition of the biblical books combines exegesis and application. The ultimate goal is to strengthen the Body of Christ in Asia by providing pastoral and contextual exposition of every book of the Bible. The Great Commission is yet to be fulfilled. Asian churches, like Matthew’s original audience, are encountering various challenges as they obey Jesus’ last command in the First Gospel. The promise of the presence of God accompanies Jesus’ command and in Matthew’s narrative God’s presence is seen powerfully in Jesus’ life. Believers today can hold to the same promise, and this promise should be an encouragement to continue preaching God’s kingdom.