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Zusatztext Wainwright's guide succeeds in orienting students to Matthew in current scholarly discussion. Informationen zum Autor Elaine M. Wainwright is Professor of Theology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland, New Zealand. Klappentext Recent decades have seen significant shifts in biblical scholarship opening up a range of ways of engaging the biblical narrative - both methodologically (the tools and techniques for engaging the text) and hermeneutically (the perspectives that inform an interpreter's approach to the text and to the interpretative task). It is these shifts that give shape to this introduction and study guide, so that students encounter not only the text of Matthew itself but also its rich lode of recent interpretation. Among aspects of 1st-century life brought to the fore by current social-scientific methodology are kinship, the honor and shame culture, and masculinity. Gender is another interpretative lens that has characterized the study of the Gospel of Matthew in recent decades and the Guide provides pathways through this rich literature. The guide to Matthew concludes with the most recent turn of the hermeneutical lens, namely an ecological perspective on what is perhaps the best-known text in Matthew, the Beatitudes. This final chapter is an example of how we can enter an old and familiar text like the Gospel of Matthew from yet another new critical direction.Wainwright presents a breakdown of the book of Matthew, using current social-scientific methodology to understand how 1st-century life was shaped. Zusammenfassung Recent decades have seen significant shifts in biblical scholarship opening up a range of ways of engaging the biblical narrative - both methodologically (the tools and techniques for engaging the text) and hermeneutically (the perspectives that inform an interpreter’s approach to the text and to the interpretative task). It is these shifts that give shape to this introduction and study guide, so that students encounter not only the text of Matthew itself but also its rich lode of recent interpretation. Among aspects of 1st-century life brought to the fore by current social-scientific methodology are kinship, the honor and shame culture, and masculinity. Gender is another interpretative lens that has characterized the study of the Gospel of Matthew in recent decades and the Guide provides pathways through this rich literature. The guide to Matthew concludes with the most recent turn of the hermeneutical lens, namely an ecological perspective on what is perhaps the best-known text in Matthew, the Beatitudes. This final chapter is an example of how we can enter an old and familiar text like the Gospel of Matthew from yet another new critical direction. Inhaltsverzeichnis 1. Reading the Matthean Narrative Preachers of the Basileia Preaching, Teaching and Healing Commissioning to Preach, Teach and Heal Opposition Mounts as the Mission Unfolds Mission Continues en route to and within the City of Jerusalem Final Days 2. Reading the Matthean Narrative with Recent Scholars Historical-Critical Approaches and Commentaries Emerging Literary Approaches and the Study of Matthew 3. Reading the Matthean Narrative within Roman Imperialism Roman Imperialism and the Gospel of Matthew The Meaning of Empire Matthew as a Counter-Narrative? Expanding the Roman Imperial Context Social-Scientific Approaches Roman Characters in the Gospel of Matthew Critical Issues 4. Reading the Matthean Narrative with/in Contemporary Contexts Feminist Readings Masculinity Readings/Reading Masculinity Queer Hermeneutics Postcolonial Hermeneutics Ecological Hermeneutics 5. Reading the Matthean Beatitudes (Mt. 5.1-12) Ecologically Ecological Hermeneutic and Methodology
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Elaine M. Wainwright is Professor of Theology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.
