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Record Nr.

UNINA9910461516603321

Autore

Moses A. D. A.

Titolo

Matthew's Transfiguration story and Jewish-Christian controversy / / A.D.A. Moses

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield, England : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , [1996]

©1996

ISBN

1-283-20776-1

9786613207760

1-4411-9268-9

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (297 p.)

Collana

Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; ; 122

Library of New Testament studies

Disciplina

226.2/06

Soggetti

Christianity and other religions - Judaism

Judaism - Relations - Christianity

Electronic books.

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Description based upon print version of record.

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [251]-272) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Cover; Editorial Board; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Preface; Abbreviations; Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION; Chapter 2 A CRITICAL SURVEY OF SCHOLARSHIP ON THE TRANSFIGURATION; Chapter 3 A SURVEY OF MOSES-SINAI AND TRANSFIGURATION THEMES IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM; Chapter 4 MATTHEW 17.1-13 IN THE LIGHT OF LITERARY PARALLELS AND DANIEL 7-SlNAI CONSIDERATIONS; Chapter 5 AN EXEGESIS OF MATTHEW 17.1-13 IN THE LIGHT OF SOURCE AND REDACTION CRITICAL ISSUES; Chapter 6 MATTHEW'S TRANSFIGURATION PERICOPE (17.1-13) IN THE LIGHT OF THE JESUS-MOSES AND EXODUS-SlNAI PARALLELISM ELSEWHERE I

Chapter 7 CONFIRMATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JESUS-MOSES AND TRANSFIGURATION MOTIFS ELSEWHERE IN THE NEW TESTAMENTOVERALL CONCLUSIONS; Appendix LUKE'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSFIGURATION; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

The Gospel accounts of the transfiguration of Jesus continue to puzzle the average reader. The purpose of this book is to address some of the



perplexing issues surrounding the event, and to explain the significance of the transfiguration, particularly in Matthew's Gospel. It demonstrates that Matthew's account of the event is to be seen in the context of first-century controversy between Christians and Jews about Jesus and Moses, with the Jews emphasizing Moses' greatness and Matthew portraying the transfiguration within Moses-Sinai categories and also in terms of the enigmatic Son of Man figu