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This Generation and the Elect in the Book of Matthew : A Tale of Two Families.

Bloomsbury Collections: Biblical Studies 2026 Available online

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Format:
Book
Author/Creator:
Rieske, Susan M., author.
Contributor:
Bloomsbury (Firm), publisher.
Series:
Library of New Testament studies.
The library of New Testament studies
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
Bible. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc.
Bible.
Physical Description:
1 online resource (277 pages)
Edition:
1st edition.
Place of Publication:
London : T&T Clark, 2025.
Summary:
This volume analyses the "wicked generation" motif in the Gospel of Matthew, exploring the redemptivehistoricalconflictbetween the elect and non-elect seedlines going back to Genesis.
Contents:
Cover
Series Page
Title
Copyright
Dedication
Contents
Acknowledgments
Abbreviations
1 Introduction
History of Research
Thesis
Assumptions and Pertinent Concerns
Method
2 Matthew as a Family Story of the Elect Seedline
Βίβλος γενέσεως as a Toledot Formula
The Toledot of Jesus the Messiah
The Family of Jesus and the Elect Seedline
Conclusion
3 Wicked Generations in the Hebrew Bible
The Hebrew Term דּוֹר
The Wicked Generation of the Flood in Genesis
The Wicked Generation of the Wilderness in Exodus and Numbers
The Wicked Generation in Deuteronomy
The Wicked Generations of Judges
Wicked Generations in Psalms and Proverbs
Jeremiah's Wicked Generation
4 Wicked Generations in Second Temple Jewish Literature and the NT
The Perverse Generation of 1 Enoch
The Evil Generation of Jubilees
An Unrighteous Generation in Wisdom
Generations in the Qumran Documents
The Most Wicked Generation in Josephus
The Adulterous and Sinful Generation in Mark
Key Generations in Luke and Acts
The Crooked and Perverse Generation in the Pauline Epistles
The Generation without Rest in Hebrews
5 Matt. 11:16-19: The True Children and the Illegitimate Children in Matthew's Wicked Generation Motif
The Conflict between Royal Lines
Legitimate and Illegitimate Children
A Generation of Illegitimate Violent Children
The Elect Children
6 Matt. 12:38-50 and 16:1-4: The Testing Children-An Evil and Adulterous Generation
The Structure of Matthew 11-13
The Beelzebul Controversy: Two Kingdoms and the Evil Seedline
The "Evil" and "Adulterous" Generation Seeks a Sign
The Seed Parables
The Generation and the Coming Storm
Conclusion.
7 Matt. 17:14-20: The Rejected Children-A Faithless and Perverse Generation
Setting the Stage with the Transfiguration
The Faithless and Perverse Generation
The Elect Seedline and the Children of a New Generation
8 Matt. 23:29-36 and 24:1-44: The Children of Tribulation and Judgment
Structure and Thematic Emphasis of the Eschatological Discourse
The Woe Oracles
The Trial and the Sentencing of This Generation
Jerusalem's Children
The Demise of This Generation
The Olivet Discourse
9 Matt. 1:1-17: The Family Tree of the Elect and the Missing Generation
The Purpose of Matthew's Genealogy
The Numbering of Generations
The Missing Generation
10 Conclusion
Summary
Implications and Future Research
Bibliography
Index of Modern Authors
Index of References
Index of Subjects and Biblical Characters.
Notes:
Includes bibliographical references.
ISBN:
0-567-70827-6
0-567-70830-6
9780567708304
OCLC:
1573148495

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