Son of Man in the Parables of Enoch and in Matthew

 

Leslie W. Walck

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2010-07-31 - 216 pages

An examination of all the relevant passages containing the term "Son of Man" in both Matthew and the Parables of Enoch.

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The Narrative Unity of Luke-Acts: A Literary Interpretation, Volume 2

 

Robert C. Tannehill

Fortress Press, 1994 - 412 pages

Demonstrates how the repetitions of ideas and formal structures function both to reinforce concepts and to achieve ideological progression.

 

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The Gospels 

John Muddiman, John Barton

Oxford University Press, 2010-04-22 - 304 pages

The Oxford Bible Commentary is a Bible study and reference work for 21st century students and readers that can be read with any modern translation of the Bible. It offers verse-by-verse explanation of every book of the Bible by the world's leading biblical scholars. From its inception, OBC has been designed as a completely non-denominational commentary, carefully written and edited to provide the best scholarship in a readable style for readers from all different faith backgrounds. It uses the traditional historical-critical method to search for the original meaning of the texts, but also brings in new perspectives and insights - literary, sociological, and cultural - to bring out the expanding meanings of these ancient writings and stimulate new discussion and further enquiry. Newly issued in a series of part volumes, the OBC is now available in an affordable and portable format for the commentaries to the four canonical Gospels, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. Includes a general introduction to using the Commentary, in addition to an introduction to study of the New Testament, and a detailed comparison of the four gospels in synopsis.

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John

Gerard Sloyan

Westminster John Knox Press, 2009-07-15 - 239 pages

In this volume, Gerard Sloyan utilizes the lectionary approach to offer new insights into understanding the book of John. In so doing, he puts the Fourth Gospel in the Old Testament context within which the early church received the public readings of this Gospel. His emphasis on the use of John within first-century Christianity enables modern readers to grasp the meaning of the Gospel message. Interpretation: A Bible Commentary for Teaching and Preaching is a distinctive resource for those who interpret the Bible in the church. Planned and written specifically for teaching and preaching needs, this critically acclaimed biblical commentary is a major contribution to scholarship and ministry.

 

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Biblical Interpretation in Early Christian Gospels, Volume 2 The Gospel of Matthew

Thomas R. Hatina

Continuum International Publishing Group, 2008 - 256 pages

The second title in a proposed five-volume work; volume two, following on from the volume on Mark's Gospel, concentrates on Matthew's Gospel. Contributors consider the function of embedded scripture texts in the context of the Gospels written and read/heard in their early Christian settings. The project is wide ranging, with essays on the function of scripture in the compositional history of the gospels and the collection is broad in scope as a result of current interest in the integration of methods (especially historical and narrative ones).
Advancements over the last 20 years in the study of genre and narrative criticism have left a void in the study of the function of embedded biblical texts in the Gospels. This collection of essays will move the study of scripture within scripture forwards.

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Matthew

Margaret Davies

Sheffield Phoenix Press Ltd, 2009-03-31 - 254 pages

Margaret Davies takes up the insights of reader-response criticism to explore how the conventions and strategies of the Gospel of Matthew draw the reader into the world that the text creates. There is a recognition also of the text's significance as authoritative scripture for modern Christians, and the bias that this gives to any interpretative strategy. This is a reprint of the 1993 edition.

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The Use of the Old Testament in St. Matthew's Gospel: With Special Reference to the Messianic Hope

 

Robert Horton Gundry

E. J. Brill, 1967 - 252 pages

 

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The Concept of Disciple in Matthew's Gospel

 

Michael J. Wilkins

BRILL, 1988 - 261 pages

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The Royal Son of God: The Christology of Matthew 1-2 in the Setting of the Gospel

 

Brian M. Nolan

Éditions universitaires, 1979 - 282 pages

 

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The Theme of Jewish Persecution of Christians in the Gospel According to St Matthew

Douglas R. A. Hare

Cambridge University Press, 2005-10-06 - 220 pages

It has long been recognized that in the Gospel according to St Matthew the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees has been intensified and it has often been suggested that this intensification reflects the continued struggle between the Church and the synagogue. The theme of Jewish persecution of Christians in the Gospel according to St Matthew is examined in this book with two questions in mind: 1. Has Matthew exaggerated the severity of the persecution? 2. How has the persecution influenced Matthew's theology? Professor Hare examines the historical data relating to the suffering imposed upon the Christians and refers to Rabbinic literature and Christian sources other than Matthew in order to evaluate Matthew's portrayal of the persecutions. He concludes that persecution was directed primarily against Christian missionaries, not against rank-and-file Christians.

 

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The New Isaac: Tradition and Intertextuality in the Gospel of Matthew

 

Leroy Andrew Huizenga

BRILL, 2009-09-15 - 337 pages

This work contends that when rightly read as a coherent narrative in its first-century setting, the Gospel of Matthew evinces a significant Isaac typology which coheres well with the Matthean themes of Jesus as new temple and ultimate sacrifice.

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The Halakhah of Jesus of Nazareth According To The Gospel of Matthew

 

Phillip Sigal

Society of Biblical Literature, 2007-07-01 - 262 pages

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The Gospel of Matthew and its Readers: A Historical Introduction to the First Gospel

Howard W. Clarke

Indiana University Press, 2003-07-01 - 297 pages

The Gospel of Matthew and Its Readers is a biblical commentary with a difference. Howard Clarke first establishes contemporary scholarship's mainstream view of Matthew's Gospel, and then presents a sampling of the ways this text has been read, understood, and applied through two millennia. By referring forward to Matthew's readers (rather than back to the text's composers), the book exploits the tensions between what contemporary scholars understand to be the intent of the author of Matthew and the quite different, indeed often eccentric and bizarre ways this text has been understood, assimilated, and applied over the years. The commentary is a testament to the ambiguities and elasticity of the text and a cogent reminder that interpretations are not fixed, nor texts immutably relevant. And unlike other commentaries, this one gives space to those who have questioned, rejected, or even ridiculed Matthew's messages, since Bible-bashing, like Bible-thumping, is a historically significant part of the experience of reading the Bible.

 

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Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew

David C. Sim

Cambridge University Press, 2005-10-06 - 304 pages

This study reconstructs the apocalyptic eschatology in Matthew's Gospel so that we may understand his time and concerns. Sociological analysis of apocalypticism in Judaism and early Christianity shows that such a comprehensive world view, which emphasized the final judgement and its aftermath within a dualistic and deterministic framework, was adopted by minority of sectarian groups undergoing a situation of great crisis. The Matthean community, after the first Jewish war against Rome, came into conflict with Judaism, gentiles and the larger Christian movement. Matthew's distinctive and often vengeful vision must be set against both his acute need to enhance his community's sense of itself and his pastoral concern. Dr Sim offers for the first time in English an extended and comprehensive comparison of Matthew's outlook with contemporary eschatological literature.

 

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Matthew's Gospel and Formative Judaism: The Social World of the Matthean Community

 

J. Andrew Overman

Fortress Press, 1990 - 174 pages

 

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The Gospel and Epistles of John: A Concise Commentary

 

 

Raymond Edward Brown

Liturgical Press, 1988 - 136 pages

Revised to the 1986 NAB translation of the Bible.

 

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THE QUEST OF THE HISTORICAL JESUS A CRITICAL STUDY OF ITS PROGRESS FROM REIMARUS TO WREDE

 

ALBERT SCHWEITZER

1910

 

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A Synopsis of the Apocryphal Nativity and Infancy Narratives

J. K. Elliott

Brill, 2006 - 170 pages

"Early Christians built on the stories of Jesus' birth found in the New Testament. Their later accounts, many of them found nowadays among collections of non-canonical ('apocryphal') texts, are important and interesting. They give insights into the growth of Christian theology, especially concerning the role and status of Mary, and also the way in which the earliest stories were elaborated and interpreted in popular folk religion." "A range of the earliest accounts is presented here in fresh translations; it includes some rare Irish material. The texts are arranged in small units and synoptically, in order to permit readers to compare texts and to see the differences and similarities between them." "J. K. Elliott has selected and arranged the texts, and he provides an introductory chapter on the genre. He also includes a full bibliography to benefit readers who may wish to pursue this comparative study more deeply

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The Historical Jesus in Context

Amy-Jill Levine, Jr. Dale C. Allison, John Dominic Crossan

Princeton University Press, 2008-09-02 - 424 pages

The Historical Jesus in Context is a landmark collection that places the gospel narratives in their full literary, social, and archaeological context. More than twenty-five internationally recognized experts offer new translations and descriptions of a broad range of texts that shed new light on the Jesus of history, including pagan prayers and private inscriptions, miracle tales and martyrdoms, parables and fables, divorce decrees and imperial propaganda. The translated materials--from Christian, Coptic, and Jewish as well as Greek, Roman, and Egyptian texts--extend beyond single phrases to encompass the full context, thus allowing readers to locate Jesus in a broader cultural setting than is usually made available. This book demonstrates that only by knowing the world in which Jesus lived and taught can we fully understand him, his message, and the spread of the Gospel. Gathering in one place material that was previously available only in disparate sources, this formidable book provides innovative insight into matters no less grand than first-century Jewish and Gentile life, the composition of the Gospels, and Jesus himself.

 

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A Structural Analysis of the Sermon on the Mount

 

Andrej Kodjak

Mouton de Gruyter, 1986 - 234 pages

 

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