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Record Nr.

UNINA9910970863203321

Autore

Jackson Glenna

Titolo

Have mercy on me : the story of the Canaanite woman in Matthew 15.21-28 / / Glenna S. Jackson

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Sheffield : , : Sheffield Academic Press, , 2002

London : , : Bloomsbury Publishing (UK), , 2024

ISBN

1-350-88662-9

1-283-19343-4

9786613193438

0-567-11770-7

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (217 p.)

Collana

The Library of New Testament Studies

Disciplina

226.2

Soggetti

Bible. Matthew, XV, 21-28

Feminist theology

Women in the Bible

Biblical studies & exegesis

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 (p. [160]-182) and indexes.

Nota di contenuto

Contents; Abbreviations; Preface; Introduction; Chapter 1 TYRE AND SIDON: A PARADIGMATIC SETTING; Chapter 2 THE CANAANITES IN MATTHEW'S GOSPEL; Chapter 3 IN SEARCH OF A NEW PARADIGM; CONCLUSION: The Healing: A Paradigm for Proselytism; Appendices; Bibliography; Index of References; Index of Authors

Sommario/riassunto

Matthew's gospel begins and ends with the Jewish-Gentile debate, and at the heart of both the issue and the gospel is the story of the Canaanite woman. It is a story that reveals tension between Jews and proselytes in Matthew's community and responds to the question, 'What must one do to be a member of the community'? This study focuses on the stereotype of the woman as a Canaanite as well as Matthew's sources and the form of the story. The conclusion is that the story reflects a reinforcement of Jewish law that allows gentiles to attain membership in the Matthean community, thus continuing th