The crowds in the Gospel of Matthew /
This volume identifies the crowds ( ochloi ) in the Gospel of Matthew and explains their character and function. It argues that a proper appreciation of the crowds is essential to an understanding of salvation history in the gospel. The book identifies the crowds as Jewish, and establishes that both...
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Format: eBook
Language: English
Published:
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2002.
Series:
Novum Testamentum, Supplements
102.
Novum Testamentum Supplements Online, ISBN: 9789004264557.
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Call Number: BS2575.6.C76 C68 2001
| Summary: | This volume identifies the crowds ( ochloi ) in the Gospel of Matthew and explains their character and function. It argues that a proper appreciation of the crowds is essential to an understanding of salvation history in the gospel. The book identifies the crowds as Jewish, and establishes that both the positive and negative characterizations of the crowds correspond to portrayals of Israel drawn from the Hebrew Scriptures. It concludes that the crowds are also meant to be figurative for the Jewish people of Matthew's own day. New Testament scholars, particularly specialists in Matthew and the Synoptic Gospels will find the volume useful, and it will also appeal to those interested in early Jewish-Christian relations and the "parting of the ways" between the two faiths. |
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| Item Description: | Originally presented as the author's dissertation (doctoral)--University of St. Andrews. |
| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (xii, 361 pages) |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (p. [309]-332) and index. |
| ISBN: | 9789047400974 |
| Access: | Available to subscribing member institutions only. |