The Gospel of Matthew in its Roman Imperial context / edited by John Riches, David C. Sim.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riches, John, 1939-

Sim, David C.

Series:

Early Christianity in context.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 276.

Early Christianity in context

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 276

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible. Matthew.

Bible--History of Biblical events.

History of Biblical events.

Physical Description:

viii, 202 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.

Place of Publication:

London ; New York : T & T Clark International, [2005]

Summary:

In what sense does Matthew's Gospel reflect the colonial situation in which the community found itself after the fall of Jerusalem and the subsequent humiliation of Jews across the Roman Empire? To what extent was Matthew seeking to oppose Rome's claims to authority and sovereignty over the whole world, to set up alternative systems of power and society, to forge new senses of identity? If Matthew's community felt itself to be living on the margins of society, where did it see the centre as lying? In Judaism or in Rome? And how did Matthew's approach to such problems compare with that of Jews who were not followers of Jesus Christ and with that of others, Jews and Gentiles, who were followers?

Contents:

Introduction / John Riches

Rome in apocalyptic and rabbinic literature / Philip F. Esler

Reluctant provincial: Josephus and the Roman empire in Jewish War / James S. McLaren

Empire: theories, methods, models / Dennis C. Duling

State of tension: Rome in the New Testament / Peter Oakes

Rome in Matthew's eschatology / David C. Sim

'Thus you will know them by their fruits': the Roman characters of the Gospel of Matthew / Dorothy Jean Weaver

Matthew's missionary strategy in colonial perspective / John Riches

Matthaean Christology in Roman imperial key: Matthew 1.1 / Warren Carter

- Conclusions / David C. Sim.

Notes:

Includes bibliographical references (pages [170]-183) and indexes.

ISBN:

0567084485

0567084582

OCLC:

60578862