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This Generation and the Elect in the Book of Matthew : A Tale of Two Families.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Rieske, Susan M., author.
- 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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