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

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Riches, John Kenneth, editor.

Sim, David C., editor.

Series:

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

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series. Early Christianity in context.

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 276. Early Christianity in context

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Bible. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc.

Bible.

Bible--History of Biblical events.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (211 p.)

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

Contents:

Cover; Contents; List of Contributors; Abbreviations; INTRODUCTION; ROME IN APOCALYPTIC AND RABBINIC LITERATURE; A RELUCTANT PROVINCIAL: JOSEPHUS AND THE ROMAN EMPIRE IN JEWISH WAR; EMPIRE: THEORIES, METHODS, MODELS; A STATE OF TENSION: ROME IN THE NEW TESTAMENT; ROME IN MATTHEW''S ESCHATOLOGY; THUS YOU WILL KNOW THEM BY THEIR FRUITS'': THE ROMAN CHARACTERS OF THE GOSPEL OF MATTHEW; MATTHEW''S MISSIONARY STRATEGY IN COLONIAL PERSPECTIVE; MATTHAEAN CHRISTOLOGY IN ROMAN IMPERIAL KEY: MATTHEW 1.1; CONCLUSIONS; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors; A; B; C; D; E; F; G; H; I; J; K

LM; N; O; P; R; S; T; V; W; Z

Notes:

Description based upon print version of record.

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

Description based on print version record.

ISBN:

9780567103277

0567103277

OCLC:

893331068