Studies in Matthew's gospel : : literary design, intertextuality, and social setting / / Wim J.C. Weren.

• Superior document: Biblical Interpretation Series, Volume 130
• VerfasserIn: Weren, Wilhelmus Johannes Cornelis,
• Place / Publishing House: Leiden, Netherlands : : Brill,, 2014.; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Biblical interpretation series ; Volume 130.
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (357 p.)
• Notes: Description based upon print version of record.

These Studies in Matthew’s Gospel by Wim J.C. Weren are the result of scholarly work carried out using recent methods in Biblical exegesis such as structural analysis, text semantics and intertextuality. Part One presents a new proposal regarding the macrostructure of Matthew’s Gospel and discusses meanings of textual units from this Gospel on the basis of synchronic research. In Part Two, intertextual theories are described and practical tools are developed that enable us to identify various types of relations between texts from Matthew’s Gospel and co-generic or co-thematic textual units from the Hebrew Bible, the Septuagint and early Jewish and early Christian writings. Part Three answers the question to what extent the ways in which the disciples are portrayed in Matthew is related to ‘real’ groups in the Matthean communities. The three successive steps are deliberately chosen and are in a complementary relationship to each other.

Table of Contents

Preliminary Material / Wim J.C. Weren -- Introduction / Wim J.C. Weren -- 1 The Macrostructure of Matthew’s Gospel: A New Proposal / Wim J.C. Weren -- 2 Children in Matthew’s Gospel: A Text-Semantic Analysis / Wim J.C. Weren -- 3 Secret Knowledge and Divine Revelation in Matthew’s Gospel / Wim J.C. Weren -- 4 Human Body and Life beyond Death in Matthew’s Gospel / Wim J.C. Weren -- 5 Intertextuality: Theories and Practices / Wim J.C. Weren -- 6 The Five Women in Matthew’s Genealogy as Paragons of Virtue / Wim J.C. Weren -- 7 Two Quotations from Isaiah and Matthew’s Christology (Matt 1:23 and 4:15–16) / Wim J.C. Weren -- 8 Marriage, Adultery, and Divorce: Interpretations of Old Testament Texts in Matt 5:27–32 and 19:3–12 / Wim J.C. Weren -- 9 Jesus’ Entry into Jerusalem: Matt 21:1–17 in the Light of the Hebrew Bible and the Septuagint / Wim J.C. Weren -- 10 The Use of Isa 5:1–7 in the Parable of the Tenants (Mark 12:1–12; Matt 21:33–46) / Wim J.C. Weren -- 11 Matthew’s View of Jesus’ Resurrection: Transformations of a Current Eschatological Scenario / Wim J.C. Weren -- 12 The Ideal Community According to Matthew, James, and the Didache / Wim J.C. Weren -- 13 The Real Community: History and Social Setting of the Matthean Communities / Wim J.C. Weren -- 14 “His Disciples Stole Him Away” (Mt 28:13): A Rival Interpretation of Jesus’ Resurrection / Wim J.C. Weren -- 15 From Q to Matt 22:1–14: New Light on the Transmission and Meaning of the Parable of the Guests / Wim J.C. Weren -- Final Observations / Wim J.C. Weren -- Bibliography / Wim J.C. Weren -- Index of Modern Authors / Wim J.C. Weren -- Index of Sources / Wim J.C. Weren.