Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew / by Jonathan T. Pennington.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pennington, Jonathan T.

Series:

Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 126.

Supplements to Novum Testamentum, 0167-9732 ; v. 126

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Heaven--Biblical teaching.

Heaven.

Earth (Planet)--Biblical teaching.

Earth (Planet).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (403 pages)

Edition:

1st ed.

Place of Publication:

Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007.

Language Note:

English

Summary:

A much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew is the theme of heaven and earth. Rather than being a reverential circumlocution for God, ‘heaven’ in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. Matthew’s idiolectic way of using heaven language consists of four aspects: 1) a distinction in meaning between singular and plural forms of ouranos ; 2) frequent use of the heaven and earth word pair; 3) regular reference to the Father in heaven; and 4) the recurrent use of the Matthean expression, kingdom of heaven. This book examines the historical precedents for each of these aspects and shows in Matthew how they serve one overriding theological purpose: to highlight the tension that currently exists between heaven and earth or God and humanity, while looking forward to its eschatological resolution.

Contents:

Preliminary Material / J.T. Pennington

Introduction / J.T. Pennington

Chapter One. Challenging The Circumlocution Assumption / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Two. A Survey Of Heaven In The Old Testament And Second Temple Literature / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Three. A Survey Of Heaven In Matthew / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Four. Heaven And Earth In The Context Of Matthean Studies And Theology / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Five. Ουρανος And Ουρανοι In The Septuagint And Second Temple Literature / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Six. Оypanoσ And Oypanoi In Matthew / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Seven. Heaven And Earth In The Old Testament And Second Temple Literature / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Eight. Heaven And Earth In Matthew / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Nine. God As Father In The Old Testament And Second Temple Literature / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Ten. The Father In Heaven In Matthew / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Eleven. The Kingdom Of God In The Old Testament And Second Temple Literature / J.T. Pennington

Chapter Twelve. Matthew’S \'Kingdom Of Heaven\' / J.T. Pennington

Conclusion. Heaven And Earth In The Gospel Of Matthew / J.T. Pennington

Appendix Data. From A Synoptic Comparison Of Oypanoσ / J.T. Pennington

Bibliography / J.T. Pennington

Index Of Texts / J.T. Pennington

Index Of Modern Authors / J.T. Pennington.

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-376) and indexes.

ISBN:

1-281-93667-7

9786611936679

90-474-2184-1

OCLC:

646788930

Publisher Number:

10.1163/ej.9789004162051.i-399 DOI