| Matthew's Emmanuel: Divine Presence and God's People in the First Gospel Contributor(s): Kupp, David D. (Author), Court, John (Editor) |
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ISBN: 0521020654 ISBN-13: 9780521020657 Publisher: Cambridge University Press OUR PRICE: $54.14 Product Type: Paperback - Other Formats Published: October 2005 Annotation: That Matthew uniquely highlights Jesus as 'Emmanuel' is common knowledge among Gospel commentators. Almost wholly overlooked, however, are the deeper implications of this 'presence motif' for the enterprise of Matthean christology, as well as its centripetal force on readers of the First Gospel. Matthew's Emmanuel employs the lenses of both narrative and historical criticism to produce the first serious monograph in English on the subject of divine presence in Matthew. After giving primacy to a whole-story reading of Matthew's presence motif, David Kupp follows the Emmanuel Messiah to his roots in the familiar social and literary contexts of Sinai, Jerusalem and the Jewish scriptures. Matthew's development of those sources evolves Jesus' saving presence into a defining christological role in the First Gospel. Matthew is a story that compels, a text with a history and a christological treatise of the Emmanuel Messiah. |
| Additional Information |
| BISAC Categories: - Religion | Christianity - History - Religion | Biblical Studies - New Testament - General - Religion | Biblical Criticism & Interpretation - General |
| Dewey: 226.206 |
| LCCN: 2005285174 |
| Series: Society for New Testament Studies Monograph |
| Physical Information: 0.71" H x 5.5" W x 8.5" (0.89 lbs) 316 pages |
| Themes: - Religious Orientation - Christian |
| Descriptions, Reviews, Etc. |
| Publisher Description: Matthew uniquely highlights Jesus as Emmanuel, but almost wholly overlooked are the deeper implications of this presence motif for Matthean christology. Kupp takes a multidisciplinary approach to the weaving of the Emmanuel Messiah into the story-telling, redaction and christology of the Gospel. Kupp employs the lenses of both narrative and historical criticism to produce the first monograph in English on the divine presence in Matthew. Matthew's Gospel is a story that compels, a text with a history and a christological treatise. |