Description
Book SynopsisBrings together seven of Matthias Konradt’s most important essays on the Gospel of Matthew. Together they highlight key themes of this major early Christian text and demonstrate its formative role in shaping both the identity and theology of the growing Christian movement.
Table of Contents
- Editors' Preface
- Author's Preface
- 1 Matthew in Context: The Relationship of the Matthean Community to Judaism
- 2 David's Son and Lord: A Sketch of the Davidic-Messianic Aspects of Matthean Christology
- 3 The Baptism of the Son of God: Reflections on the Baptism of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
- 4 The Perfect Fulfillment of the Torah and Conflict with the Pharisees in the Gospel of Matthew
- 5 The Reception and Interpretation of the Decalogue in the Gospel of Matthew
- 6 "Blessed Are the Merciful" (Matt 5.7): Compassion and Mercy as Ethical Attitude in the Gospel of Matthew
- 7 "Take My Yoke upon You and Learn from Me!" (Matt 11.29): Matthew 11.28-30 and the Christological Dimension of Matthean Ethics
