TY - BOOK AU - Willitts,Joel TI - Matthew's Messianic shepherd-king: in search of 'the lost sheep of the House of Israel' T2 - Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche Wissenschaft und die Kunde der älteren Kirche, SN - 9783110204162 AV - BS2575.52 .W55 2007eb U1 - 226.2/06 22 PY - 2007/// CY - Berlin, New York PB - Walter de Gruyter KW - Bible KW - Matthew KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc KW - fast KW - Messiah KW - Biblical teaching KW - Shepherds in the Bible KW - Israel (Christian theology) KW - RELIGION KW - Biblical Studies KW - New Testament KW - bisacsh KW - Jesus, the Gospels & Acts KW - Mattheüs (bijbelboek) KW - gtt KW - Messias KW - Electronic books N1 - Revision of the author's thesis (Ph. D.)--Cambridge University; Includes bibliographical references (pages 235-256) and indexes; Frontmatter; Contents; Chapter One Introduction; Chapter Two The Davidic Shepherd-King and His Flock; Chapter Three Jesus the Shepherd-King of Israel (Matthew 2:6); Chapter Four Sheep without a Shepherd-King (Matthew 9:36); Chapter Five The Struck Shepherd-King and the Refined Flock (Matthew 26:31); Chapter Six The Messianic Shepherd-King and the Land-Kingdom Motif: Matthew's Hope for Terriorial Restoration; Chapter Seven The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 10:6; Chapter Eight The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 15:24; Chapter Nine Conclusion; Backmatter N2 - In two places in the First Gospel (Matt 10:5b-6; 15:24) the Messianic mission of Jesus and his disciples is limited to a group called the lost sheep of the house of Israel. In light of Matthews intense interest in Jesus Davidic Messiahship and the Jewish Shepard-King traditions surrounding King David it is argued that the 'lost sheep of the house of Israel'refers to remnants of the former northern kingdom of Israel who continued to reside in the northern region of the ideal Land of Israel UR - http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=247462 ER -