Matthew's Inclusive Story: A Study in the Narrative Rhetoric of the First Gospel

Howell, David B.

ISBN 10: 147423142X / ISBN 13: 9781474231428

Published by Bloomsbury USA Academic, 2015

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292 pages. 9.50x6.50x0.50 inches. In Stock.

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Bibliographic Details

• Title: Matthew's Inclusive Story: A Study in the Narrative Rhetoric of the First Gospel
• Publisher: Bloomsbury USA Academic
• Publication Date: 2015
• Language: English
• ISBN 10: 147423142X
• ISBN 13: 9781474231428
• Binding: Hardcover
• Condition: Brand New
• Weight: 0.6 kilograms

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Synopsis

Matthew has been described as an 'inclusive story', in which the experiences of the evangelist's post-Easter church are inscribed in the story of Jesus's earthly ministry. This book explores the inclusive nature of the Gospel by means of reader-response literary criticism. Some recent redaction studies of Matthew are reviewed from the perspective of reader-response criticism. Then, in an attempt to understand the interpretative moves readers make, Matthew's story, story-teller and audience are examined.

About the Author

Chris Keith is Research Professor of New Testament and Early Christianity at MF Norwegian School of Theology, Religion and Society, Norway. He is the author of The Pericope Adulterae, the Gospel of John and the Literacy of Jesus, a winner of the 2010 John Templeton Award for Theological Promise, and Jesus' Literacy: Scribal Culture and the Teacher from Galilee. He is also the co-editor of Jesus among Friends and Enemies: A Historical and Literary Introduction to Jesus in the Gospels, and was recently named a 2012 Society of Biblical Literature Regional Scholar.