Jesus as the Son of 1-2 Samuel's David : An Intertextual Reading of the Gospel of Matthew /

Jesus as the Son of 1-2 Samuel's David : An Intertextual Reading of the Gospel of Matthew /

Although the Gospel of Matthew emphasizes Jesus as the son of David, no one has systematically investigated how 1-2 Samuel influence Matthew's portrayal of Jesus as the son of David. This work addresses that lacuna and shows how the sustained use of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew evokes the themes of me...

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Main Author: Grønbech-Dam, Marc (Author)

Format: eBook

Language: English

Published: Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2024.

Series: Biblical Interpretation Series ; 222
Biblical Studies, Ancient Near East and Early Christianity E-Books Online, Collection 2024.

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New Testament & Early Christian Writings.

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Call Number: BS709.4

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Table of Contents:
  • Contents
  • Acknowledgments XI
  • Abbreviations XIII
  • 1 The Question of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew
  •  1.1 Introduction
  •  1.2 Reason for Research
  •  1.3 Recent History of Research
  •  1.4 Justification and Plan of the Study
  •  1.5 Assumptions and Limitations
  • 2 Methodology
  •  2.1 Genre of Matthew
  •  2.2 Matthew as a Narrative
  •  2.3 Intertextuality
  •  2.4 Methodological Conclusions
  • 3 Shepherd-Ruler Imagery in the Ancient Near East and the Jewish Scriptures
  •  3.1 Introduction
  •  3.2 Shepherds and Rulers in Egypt
  •  3.3 Shepherd and Rulers in Mesopotamia
  •  3.4 Shepherds and Rulers in the Torah
  • 4 The Shepherd-Ruler in 1-2 Samuel
  •  4.1 Introduction
  •  4.2 David's Anointing by the Tribes of Israel (2 Sam 5:2)
  •  4.3 נָגִיד and ἡγούμενος Lexically Speaking
  •  4.4 נָגִיד/ἡγούμενος in the Narrative-Theological Context of 1-2 Samuel
  •  4.5 Matters of David's Justice and Righteousness in 1-2 Samuel
  • 5 The Davidic Shepherd-Ruler in the Prophets, Extra-Canonical Writings, and Other Texts
  •  5.1 Introduction
  •  5.2 Shepherd-Ruler Imagery in the Prophets
  •  5.3 Dead Sea Scrolls and 1-2 Samuel
  •  5.4 Books of Judith and Sirach/Ben Sira
  •  5.5 1 Maccabees
  •  5.6 1 Enoch (The Dream Visions/Book of Dreams)
  •  5.7 Psalms of Solomon
  •  5.8 2 Baruch and 4 Ezra
  •  5.9 Philo (Legatio ad Gaium/De Iosepho/De Vita Mosis)
  •  5.10 Josephus
  •  5.11 Various Other Hellenistic Views on Shepherd Language and Kingship
  •  5.12 Conclusions
  • 6 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 1-4
  •  6.1 Introduction: Incipit and Genealogy
  •  6.2 1-2 Samuel in Matt 1:6
  •  6.3 1-2 Samuel in Matt 1:19-20: Joseph as a Son of David
  •  6.4 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 2:6
  •  6.5 Summary of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 1-4
  • 7 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 5-20
  •  7.1 1-2 Samuel in Matt 9:13 vis-á-vis Matt 9:27, 36
  •  7.2 1-2 Samuel in Matt 12:3-4, 7
  •  7.3 1-2 Samuel in Matt 13:36-43
  •  7.4 1-2 Samuel in Matt 17:2
  •  7.5 Summary of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 5-20
  • 8 1-2 Samuel in Matt 21-28
  •  8.1 1-2 Samuel in Matt 21:5
  •  8.2 1-2 Samuel in Matt 21:14
  •  8.3 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 21:43
  •  8.4 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 26:30, 39
  •  8.5 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 26:48-50
  •  8.6 1-2 Samuel in Matt 26:59 and 27:1-5
  •  8.7 1-2 Samuel in Matt 27:24-25 and an Intratextual Link to Matt 2:6 in Matt 27:11-26
  •  8.8 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 27:25
  •  8.9 1-2 Samuel in Matt 27:34
  •  8.10 1-2 Samuel in Matt 27:41-51
  •  8.11 Summary of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew 21-28
  • 9 Concluding Remarks about the Occurrences of 1-2 Samuel in Matthew and Their Narrative Implications
  •  9.1 Classification of Intertextual Connections
  •  9.2 Revising the Shepherding נָגִיד/ἡγούμενος in 2 Sam 5:2 and Matt 2:6
  •  9.3 How Intertextual Connections to 1-2 Samuel Shape Matthew's Narrative
  • Appendix
  • Bibliography
  • Index.