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Reading the Gospel of Matthew from the perspective of postcolonial theory means taking the context of the Gospel seriously. The political and religious circumstances of Palestine under Roman colonization influenced Matthean redaction.
Lazare S. Rukundwa, Andries G. Van Aarde
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The Matthean community according to the beginning of his gospel
The social setting of the Gospel according to Matthew remains a much debated issue. The theory of a gentile setting with historical roots within Judaism was met with much opposition in recent times. The expression “the parting of the ways” as introduced
F. P. Viljoen
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Wim J.C. Weren, studies in Matthew’s Gospel: Literary design, intertextuality, and social setting
This article summarises and comments on the book Studies in Matthew’s Gospel: Literary design, intertextuality, and social setting, by Wim Weren, published during 2014. The essence of this book is all about meaning: the meaning of a structure, texts, and
Dirk van der Merwe
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This article attempted to read the parable of the minas in a 30 CE context, employing a social scientific reading. The integrity of the parable was delimited to Luke 19:12b–24 and 27.
Ernest van Eck
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This article examines the genealogy of Jesus in the opening verses of the gospel of Matthew. The comparison of the incipits of the canonical gospels shows that Matthew alone relies on genealogical writing to introduce and establish the foundations of his
Céline Rohmer
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Tendencies in the study of orality: Implications for the understanding of the Gospel of Matthew. The 'formgeschichtliche' method has proved to be inadequate in its conclusions on the pre-literary phase of literary documents. The study of orality provides
Celia Nel
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Die Bergrede as ’n moontlike reaksie teen Paulus
’n Verskeidenheid navorsing is al oor die teologiese verband tussen Matteus en Paulus gedoen. Hierdie navorsing het uiteenlopende gevolgtrekkings opgelewer wat in drie groepe verdeel kan word. Sommige navorsers is van oordeel dat die Matteus-evangelie ’n
C F. Meiring, Francois P. Viljoen
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Vicarious dissonance and the narrative of the Gospel of Matthew
This article presents a novel social-scientific approach to the Gospel of Matthew, one of the most influential texts in the history of Christianity. This approach combines social-psychological and narrative-critical methodology. The aim is to demonstrate
Mikko Pisilä
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Jesus as the personification of God’s wisdom in Matthew
This article investigates the attribute of God’s wisdom in Matthew’s Gospel as personified in the ministry of his Son, Jesus. This Gospel identifies Jesus as ‘Immanuel’. He is ‘God with us’.
Francois P. Viljoen
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The article provides a comparative analysis of lexical and certain grammatical peculiarities in the Catholic and Orthodox editions of the Belarusian translation of chapters 6–9 of the Gospel of Matthew.
Eugeniusz Pankow
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