The Matthean Beatitudes in Their Jewish Origins - A Literary and Speech Act Analysis

Michelle Howell hancock

The Matthean Beatitudes in Their Jewish Origins : A Literary and Speech Act Analysis examines how Matthew used Jewish concepts as paradigmatic utterances... Lire la suite

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The Matthean Beatitudes in Their Jewish Origins : A Literary and Speech Act Analysis examines how Matthew used Jewish concepts as paradigmatic utterances for the Matthean community. In fact, the Gospel of Matthew was the most Jewish of the Synoptic Gospels, and Matthew's paradigm was the needed transition for understanding the role of the new community post-70 AD. The importance and role of Jewish concepts is evident in Matthew's work.
More specifically, the literary nature of the Beatitudes demonstrates a composition that evolved from oral origins. Speech act theory is utilized to point out the oral features of the text as well as to reveal what Jesus did in his sayings. Moreover, a speech act model is presented and applied to the Beatitudes' pericope. Their significance lies in the authoritative utterances of Jesus. By employing speech act theory on the Beatitudes, the sayings of Jesus are investigated to illustrate the force of his eloquence on the Christian community.

Date de parution

01/07/2011
Editeur

Peter Lang
Collection

Studies in Biblical Literature
ISBN

978-1-4331-1545-5
EAN

9781433115455
Nb. de pages

343 pages

Biographie de Michelle Howell hancock

Timothy D. Howell earned his doctorate at the South African Theological Seminary and his master's degree at Temple Baptist Theological Seminary. His research interests have focused on New Testament studies, with a special emphasis in the Gospel of Matthew, as well as social issues, and worldview thinking. He currently teaches at Montreat College in Charlotte, North Carolina.