Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew /
A much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew is the theme of heaven and earth. Rather than being a reverential circumlocution for God, 'heaven' in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. Matthew's idiolectic way of using heaven language consi...
Clasificación: | Libro Electrónico |
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Formato: | Electrónico eBook |
Idioma: | Inglés |
Publicado: |
Leiden ; Boston :
Brill,
2007.
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Colección: | Supplements to Novum Testamentum ;
v. 126. |
Temas: | |
Acceso en línea: | Texto completo |
Sumario: | A much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew is the theme of heaven and earth. Rather than being a reverential circumlocution for God, 'heaven' in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. Matthew's idiolectic way of using heaven language consists of four aspects: 1) a distinction in meaning between singular and plural forms of ""ouranos""; 2) frequent use of the heaven and earth word pair; 3) regular reference to the Father in heaven; and 4) the recurrent use of the Matthean expression, kingdom of heaven. This book examines the historical precedents fo |
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Descripción Física: | 1 online resource (xv, 399 pages) : illustrations |
Bibliografía: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-376) and indexes. |
ISBN: | 9789047421849 9047421841 |