Israel's only shepherd : Matthew's shepherd motif and his social setting /

Despite being recognized as the most 'Jewish' Gospel, many argue that Matthew was penned by someone who sought to distance himself from Judaism. Scholars have used diverse approaches for determining the relationship between Matthew and the variegated Judaism of the first century, but few r...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Baxter, Wayne
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London ; New York : T&T Clark International, [2012]
Series:Library of New Testament studies ; 457.
T & T Clark library of biblical studies.
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Table of Contents:
  • General introduction
  • pt. 1. The shepherd metaphor in literature related to Matthew. The Hebrew Bible
  • The text of NCB Jews, Romans, and Christ-believers
  • pt. 2. Matthew's shepherd motif and its socio-religious implications. A literal analysis of Matthew's shepherd motif
  • Matthew's socio-religious orientation
  • Conclusions.