Israel, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew (Baylor-Mohr Siebeck Studies in Early Christianity) - Hardcover

Konradt, Matthias

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1481301896 ISBN 13: 9781481301893

Publisher: Baylor University Press, 2014

Synopsis

Israel, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew addresses one of the central theological problems of Matthew's Gospel: what are the relationships between Israel and the Church and between the mission to Israel and the mission to the Gentiles? To answer these questions, Matthias Konradt traces the surprising transition from the Israel-centered words and deeds of Jesus (and his disciples) before Easter to the universal mission of Jesus' earliest followers after his resurrection.

Through careful historical and narrative analysis, Konradt rejects the interpretation of the Gospel of Matthew that the Church replaced Israel in God's purposes--that is, the interpretation that because Israel rejected Jesus as Israel's Messiah, the Church replaced Israel in the role of God's chosen people. Konradt instead discovers in Matthew that the Israel- and universally-centered dimensions of God's saving purposes are far more positively connected. Matthew develops a narrative that features Jesus' identity as both the messianic Son of David and the universal Son of God. What developed into a mainly Gentile Church should never think of itself as the "new" or "true" Israel; rather, according to Matthew's Gospel, the Church represents an extension of the promises first made to Israel and now inclusive of the Gentiles.

About this title

About the Author:

Matthias Konradt is Professor of New Testament at Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg.

Wayne Coppins is Professor of Religion at The University of Georgia.

Simon Gathercole is Reader in New Testament Studies at the University of Cambridge.

Kathleen Ess is a doctoral student in New Testament Studies at Ruprecht-Karls University, Heidelberg.

Review:

I srael, Church, and the Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew is full of original observations and fresh arguments. Konradt has built a new foundation for all future work on the crucial topic of Israel and the Church in Matthew's Gospel.

(Dale C. Allison, Jr., Richard J. Dearborn Professor of New Testament, Princeton Theological Seminary)

About this edition

• Publisher: Baylor University Press
• Publication date: 2014
• ISBN 10: 1481301896
• ISBN 13: 9781481301893
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 500