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Fulfilling the Law and the Prophets: The Prophetic Vocation of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew

By Matthew Anslow

Book information

Publisher
Wipf and Stock Publishers
Year
2022
ISBN
9781666723427, 9781666731194, 9781666723410
Language
english
Format
EPUB
Filesize
4 MB (3748009 bytes)
Pages
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Time added
2023-01-16 16:26:29
Christian Nonfiction; Religion & Spirituality; Non

Description

Matthew's Gospel makes mention of prophets and prophecy more than any other canonical Gospel. Yet its perspective on prophecy has generally been neglected within biblical scholarship when, in fact, Jesus' prophetic vocation is a central christological theme for Matthew. This new study by Matthew Anslow seeks to draw attention to this underdeveloped focus within Matthean studies. The central claim of the book is that in Matthew's Gospel, Jesus' prophetic vocation is presented as a multi-faceted phenomenon, drawing on several prophetic traditions. Like biblical and popular prophets before him, Jesus is depicted by Matthew as calling Israel back to covenantal faithfulness, thereby providing guidance for the identity, theology, and communal life of God's people.

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