Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew / Jonathan T. Pennington.

By: Material type: TextTextPublication details: Grand Rapids, Mich. : Baker Academic, 2009, c2007.Description: xv, 399 p. : ill. ; 23 cmISBN:
  • 080103728X
  • 9780801037283
Subject(s): DDC classification:
  • 226.206 P384h
LOC classification:
  • BS2575.55 .P45 2009
Contents:
Challenging the circumlocution assumption -- A survey of heaven in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- A survey of heaven in Matthew -- Heaven and earth in the context of Matthean studies and theology -- Ouranos and ouranoi in the Septuagint and Second Temple literature -- Ouranos and ouranoi in Matthew -- Heaven and earth in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- Heaven and earth in Matthew -- God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- The Father in Heaven in Matthew -- The kingdom of God in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- Matthew's "kingdom of heaven" -- Conclusion : Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew -- Appendix : Data from a synoptic comparison of ouranos.
Summary: The theme of heaven and earth is a much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew. In this work, rising scholar Jonathan Pennington articulates a fresh perspective on this key interpretive issue. He challenges both the scholarly and popular understandings of the meaning of Matthew's phrase "kingdom of heaven" and overturns some long-held assumptions in New Testament scholarship. Pennington argues that rather than being a reverent way of referring to God, as is typically assumed, "heaven" in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. He explains that Matthew's way of using heaven language serves 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. Now available in paperback, this volume will appeal to students of the New Testament, including those interested in its theological and pastoral applications. - Publisher.
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Originally published: Leiden: Koninklijke Brill, 2007.

Includes bibliographical references (p. [353]-376) and indexes.

Challenging the circumlocution assumption -- A survey of heaven in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- A survey of heaven in Matthew -- Heaven and earth in the context of Matthean studies and theology -- Ouranos and ouranoi in the Septuagint and Second Temple literature -- Ouranos and ouranoi in Matthew -- Heaven and earth in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- Heaven and earth in Matthew -- God as Father in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- The Father in Heaven in Matthew -- The kingdom of God in the Old Testament and Second Temple literature -- Matthew's "kingdom of heaven" -- Conclusion : Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew -- Appendix : Data from a synoptic comparison of ouranos.

The theme of heaven and earth is a much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew. In this work, rising scholar Jonathan Pennington articulates a fresh perspective on this key interpretive issue. He challenges both the scholarly and popular understandings of the meaning of Matthew's phrase "kingdom of heaven" and overturns some long-held assumptions in New Testament scholarship. Pennington argues that rather than being a reverent way of referring to God, as is typically assumed, "heaven" in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. He explains that Matthew's way of using heaven language serves 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. Now available in paperback, this volume will appeal to students of the New Testament, including those interested in its theological and pastoral applications. - Publisher.

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