The torn veil : Matthew's exposition of the death of Jesus / Daniel M. Gurtner.

Format:

Book

Thesis/Dissertation

Author/Creator:

Gurtner, Daniel M.

Series:

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 139.

Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Matthew XXVII, 51--Commentaries.

Bible.

Veil of the Temple (Jerusalem).

Genre:

Commentaries.

Academic theses.

Physical Description:

xxii, 297 pages : illustrations ; 23 cm.

Place of Publication:

Cambridge, U.K. ; New York : Cambridge University Press, [2007]

Summary:

The Society for New Testament Studies monograph series presents specialized research into all aspects of New Testament textual and historical culture, taking a range of approaches. This is widely recognized as the most authoritative and prestigious forum for serious scholarly publication in the area, and series books are highly regarded by biblical scholars the world over. The series has been published by Cambridge since 1965, and now contains well over 100 titles.

Contents:

Introduction

Veil in the Old Tesatment

Functionality and identity of the "veil of the Temple"

The veil in Second Temple and rabbinic Judaism

Matthew's temple and Jesus' death: hermeneutical keys to the rending of the veil

Analysis of the Matthean Velum Scissum pericope

Conclusion: Matthew's velum scissum

retrospect and prospect.

Notes:

Minor revision of thesis (Ph.D.)--University of St. Andrews, Scotland.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 216-268) and indexes.

ISBN:

052187064X

9780521870641

OCLC:

71552152

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