The Disciples in Narrative Perspective: The Portrayal and Function of the Matthean Disciples (Sbl - Academia Biblica, 9) - Hardcover

Brown, Jeannine K.

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 9004127135 ISBN 13: 9789004127135

Publisher: Brill Academic Pub, 1656

Synopsis

Do the disciples in Matthew really understand Jesus, his mission and his message? Although redaction approaches have typically answered this question affirmatively, a narrative reading of Matthew highlights the ways the disciples frequently misunderstand both what Jesus is called to do and what he intends for his own followers. This study offers such a narrative reading, arguing that not only do the disciples frequently fail to understand Jesus, they do not progress toward greater understanding as the story unfolds. The author explores the way that this portrayal functions in the story and in shaping Matthew's concept of discipleship. Paperback edition is available from the Society of Biblical Literature (www.sbl-site.org).

About this title

About the Author:

Jeannine K. Brown (PhD, Luther Seminary) is professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary and author of Scripture as Communication: Introducing Biblical Hermeneutics and The Disciples in Narrative Perspective: The Portrayal and Function of the Matthean Disciples. She contributed to The Baker Illustrated Bible Commentary and has written for publications such as Journal of Biblical Literature and Catholic Biblical Quarterly.

About this edition

• Publisher: Brill Academic Pub
• Publication date: 1656
• ISBN 10: 9004127135
• ISBN 13: 9789004127135
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 192