Comparing Matthew and Luke in the Light of Second Temple Jewish Literature
This article argues that Luke provides a framework for his gospel narrative about Jesus that is based on the institution of the Temple but that the narrative as a whole is filled with instability marked by features of inclusiveness, whereas Matthew provides a framework of hope in the fulfilment of p...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
| Check availability: | HBZ Gateway |
| Interlibrary Loan: | Interlibrary Loan for the Fachinformationsdienste (Specialized Information Services in Germany) |
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[2018]
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| In: |
Journal for the study of the New Testament
Year: 2018, Volume: 41, Issue: 1, Pages: 44-57 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Luke
/ Matthew
/ Dead Sea scrolls, Qumran Scrolls
/ Bible. Makkabäer 1.-2.
/ Early Judaism
/ Lévi-Strauss, Claude 1908-2009
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| IxTheo Classification: | AD Sociology of religion; religious policy HC New Testament HD Early Judaism |
| Further subjects: | B
1 Maccabees
B Luke B Lévi-Strauss B Matthew B Qumran B cold B hot B 2 Maccabees |
| Online Access: |
Volltext (lizenzpflichtig) |
| Summary: | This article argues that Luke provides a framework for his gospel narrative about Jesus that is based on the institution of the Temple but that the narrative as a whole is filled with instability marked by features of inclusiveness, whereas Matthew provides a framework of hope in the fulfilment of prophetic texts but that the central gospel narrative as a whole is marked by a restricted and restricting structure based on the Torah. As such the two gospels variously play with features of Jewish societal self-understanding that are also, at least partially, represented in 1 and 2 Maccabees, or in the sectarian scrolls found in the Qumran caves. The insights of C. Lévi-Strauss, as recently adapted for reading narratives by J.W. Rogerson, are used as the basis of a reading strategy. |
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| ISSN: | 1745-5294 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Journal for the study of the New Testament
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/0142064X18788976 |