The Economy of Heaven in Matthew's Gospel Eubank, Nathan. creator text Electronic books. gw Berlin De Gruyter 2013 monographic eng

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1 online resource (248 p.) This study analyzes Matthew's economic language against the backdrop of other early Jewish and Christian literature and examines its import for the narrative as a whole. Careful attention to this neglected aspect of Matthew's theology demonstrates that some of the Gospel's central claims about atonement, Jesus' death and resurrection, and divine recompense emerge from this conceptual matrix. Introduction; 1. Justification for the Study; 2. "Atonement"; 3. Interpretive Method; 4. Distinguishing ah quo, ad quem, and de quo (Or: What is Matthew about?); 1 Heavenly Treasure and Debts in Early Judaism and Christianity; 1.1 Introduction; 1.2 Heavenly Treasures and Debts before the First Century; 1.3 First and Second Century Apocalypses; 1.4 Rabbinic literature; 1.5 Earliest Christian literature; 1.6 Summary; 2 Heavenly Treasures and Debts in Matthew; 2.1 Debts; 2.1.1 "Cancel our Debts for us" (6:9-15) and the Parable of the Unforgiving Servant (18:23 -- 35) 2.2.6 Parable of the Just and Unjust Servants (24:45-51), the Parable of the Talents (25:14-30) and the Sheep and the Goats (25:31-46)2.3 Conclusion; 3 Filling Up All Righteousness: Salvation from the Debt of Sin; 3.1 Introducing Jesus (1:1-3:12); 3.2 Filling Up All Righteousness (3:13-17); 3.3 Conclusion; 4 Wages of Cross-Bearing: Eternal Life, Glorious Thrones, and the Ransom-Price for Captive Debtors; 4.1 Introduction; 4.2 Cross-bearers will be Repaid with Eternal Life (16:21-28); 4.3 The Thrones of the Son of Man and the Apostles (19:1629); 4.4 Contrast with Gentile kings (20:17-28) 4.5 The Ransom-Price for Many4.5.1 Deliverance from Captivity; 4.5.2 The price of release as heavenly treasure; 4.6 Excursus: similar early Jewish and Christian references to atoning death; 4.7 Conclusion; 5 "Behold, Your Savior Comes, His Wage is with Him": The Passion and Resurrection; 5.1 Introduction; 5.2 Behold, your king comes with his wage in his hand (21:5); 5.3 The passion and resurrection narrative (26:1-28:20); 5.3.1 The Last Supper; 5.3.1.1 Excursus: treasure in heaven and sacrifice; 5.3.2 Gethsemane (26:36-56); 5.3.3 Enduring persecution (26:57-27:50) 5.3.4 The death of Jesus and the preliminary repayment of heavenly treasure (27:45-28:20)5.3.5 The eschatological down payment (27:45-54); 5.3.6 A final note on inference and redaction; 5.4 Conclusion; Conclusion; 1. Summary; 2. Debt-Captivity and the Price of Release Revisited; 3. Issues for ongoing research; 4. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index of Modern Authors; Index of Ancient Sources; I. Old Testament; II. Other Jewish Sources; III. New Testament; IV. Early Christian Description based upon print version of record. Bible. N.T. Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc Christianity Judaism Religion Criticism, interpretation, etc Money Biblical teaching Economics Biblical teaching RELIGION / Biblical Studies / Jesus, the Gospels & Acts RELIGION / Biblical Studies / New Testament BS2575.2 .W329 2013 226.206 Eubank, Nathan Berlin : De Gruyter,c2013 9783110304077 (electronic bk.) 3110304074 (electronic bk.) http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1155676 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=551126 http://public.eblib.com/EBLPublic/PublicView.do?ptiID=1155676 http://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&db=nlabk&AN=551126 EBLCP 130323 20200709055755.0 ocn831116830 eng