MATTHEW (Interpreting Biblical Texts) by Donald Senior ($25)*
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Biblical texts create worlds of meaning, and invite readers
to enter them. When readers enter such textual worlds,
which are often strange and complex, they are confronted
with theological claims. With this in mind, the purpose of
the Interpreting Biblical Texts series is to help dedicated
students in their experience of reading and interpreting by
providing guides for their journeys into textual worlds. The
controlling perspective is expressed in the operative word
of the title: interpreting. The primary focus of the series is
not so much on the world behind the texts or out of which
the texts have arisen as on the worlds created by the
texts in their engagement with readers. In this volume,
Donald Senior provides an up-to-date introduction to the
Gospel of Matthew. The seven chapters of Part One focus
on modern biblical scholarship and the interpretation of
Matthew, discussing the sources and structure of the
Gospel, its use of the Old Testament, its understanding of
Jewish Law, its setting as a part of the mission of
Christianity to the Gentiles, its Christology, its
understanding of the nature of discipleship, and the
community from which the Gospel originated. The six
chapters of Part Two provide a structured guide to reading
and interpreting Matthew's Gospel.
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