The suffering son of David in Matthew's passion narrative / Nathan C. Johnson.
Series: Monograph series (Society for New Testament Studies) ; 183Publisher: Cambridge, United Kingdom : Cambridge University Press, 2023Description: xiii, 263 pages ; 23 cmISBN:- 9781009261647
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Item type | Current library | Call number | Status | Date due | Barcode | |
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Main Collection | John Kinder Theological Library | BS2575.52 JOH (Browse shelf(Opens below)) | Available | A42394800 |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 223-246) and indexes.
Introduction : Messianic grammar and Matthew's suffering messiah -- Matthew's arrest narrative, the Absalom revolt, and militant messianism -- The Psalms before "the Psalmist" : setting the Psalms within the life of David in antiquity -- Setting Jesus's trial narratives within the Davidic Psalms : Matthew without "the Psalmist" -- Setting Jesus's crucifixion within the Davidic Psalms : constructing a Psalmic Sitz im Leben Jesu -- Conclusion : the new David : Matthew's executed messiah.
In this book, Nathan C. Johnson offers the first full-scale study of David traditions in the Gospel of Matthew's story of Jesus's death. He offers a solution to the tension between Matthew's assertion that Jesus is the Davidic messiah and his humiliating death. To convince readers of his claim that Jesus was the Davidic messiah, Matthew would have to bridge the gap between messianic status and disgraceful execution. Johnson's proposed solution to this conundrum is widely overlooked yet refreshingly simple. He shows how Matthew makes his case for Jesus as the Davidic messiah in the passion narrative by alluding to texts in which "David, too, suffered. Matthew thereby participates in a common intertextual, Jewish approach to messianism. Indeed, by alluding to suffering David texts, Matthew attempts to turn the tables of the problem of a crucified messiah by portraying Jesus as the Davidic messiah not despite, but because of his suffering"-- Provided by publisher.