In comparison to Mark and Luke, the First Gospel contains a
striking preponderance of economic language in passages dealing
with sin, righteousness, and divine recompense. For instance, sin
is described as a debt, and righteous deeds are said to earn wages
with God or treasure in heaven. This study analyzes Matthew's
economic language against the backdrop of other early Jewish and
Christian literature and examines its import for the narrative as a
whole. Careful attention to this neglected aspect of Matthew's
theology demonstrates that some of the Gospel's central claims
about atonement, Jesus' death and resurrection, and divine
recompense emerge from this conceptual matrix. By tracing the
narrative development of the economic motif, the author explains
how Jesus saves his people from their sins and comes to be
enthroned as Son of Man, sheds new light on numerous exegetical
puzzles, and clarifies the relationship of ethical rigorism and
divine generosity.
General
| Imprint: |
De Gruyter
|
| Country of origin: |
Germany |
| Series: |
Beihefte zur Zeitschrift fur die Neutestamentliche Wissenschaft |
| Release date: |
February 2013 |
| First published: |
2013 |
| Authors: |
Nathan Eubank
|
| Dimensions: |
230 x 155 x 18mm (L x W x T) |
| Format: |
Hardcover
|
| Pages: |
247 |
| ISBN-13: |
978-3-11-030384-1 |
| Categories: |
Books
|
| LSN: |
3-11-030384-1 |
| Barcode: |
9783110303841 |
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