Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew by Pennington, Jonathan T.

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew (Paperback) (ISBN-13: 9789004162051)

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Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew by Pennington, Jonathan T.

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew

$30.00
Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew by Pennington, Jonathan T.

Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew

$30.00
Format: Paperback
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A much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew is the theme of heaven and earth. Rather than being a reverential circumlocution for God, 'heaven' in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. Matthew's idiolectic way of using heaven language consists of four aspects: 1) a distinction in meaning between singular and plural forms of ouranos; 2) frequent use of the heaven and earth word pair; 3) regular reference to the Father in heaven; and 4) the recurrent use of the Matthean expression, kingdom of heaven. This book examines the historical precedents for each of these aspects and shows in Matthew how they serve one overriding theological purpose: to highlight the tension that currently exists between heaven and earth or God and humanity, while looking forward to its eschatological resolution.

Author: Jonathan T. Pennington
ISBN-10: 9004162054
ISBN-13: 9789004162051
Publisher: Brill
Language: English
Published: 09/01/2007
Pages: 400
Format: Paperback
Weight: 1.95lbs
Size: 9.60h x 6.60w x 1.10d

Review Citation(s):
Reference and Research Bk News 02/01/2008 pg. 23
By Jonathan T. Pennington
By Jonathan T. Pennington
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Jonathan T. Pennington, Ph.D. (2005) in New Testament Studies, University of St Andrews (Scotland), is Assistant Professor of NT Interpretation at Southern Seminary. He has published a number of academic articles and reviews as well as assorted textbook resources for Greek and Hebrew.

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