Matthew's Community: The Evidence Of His Special Sayings Material (The Library Of New Testament Studies)

In this careful study, the unparalleled sayings in Matthew (the 'M' sayings) are investigated as a source of evidence for a reconstruction of the history of the community in which the various traditions were preserved. Using a wide range of criteria, Dr Brooks isolates fourteen 'M' sayings from major concentrations of unparalleled material in Matt. 5.17-6.18 and chs. 10 and 23, supplementing these with four additional sayings. The picture of the traditions that emerges provides the basis for a new hypothesis that reconstructs a three-stage history of the Matthean community, thereby accounting for the presence of some mutually exclusive traditions in the Gospel.

• • Author: Stephenson Brooks
• • Publisher: Bloomsbury Academic
• • Publication Date: Jan 29, 2015
• • Number of Pages: 224 pages
• • Language: English
• • Binding: Hardcover
• • ISBN-10: 1474231292
• • ISBN-13: 9781474231299