03141nam 2200637Ia 450 991078968200332120230617032425.01-283-19669-797866131966990-567-30717-4(CKB)2670000000106534(EBL)742543(OCoLC)741690964(SSID)ssj0000526555(PQKBManifestationID)12231453(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000526555(PQKBWorkID)10520383(PQKB)10168252(MiAaPQ)EBC742543(Au-PeEL)EBL742543(CaPaEBR)ebr10489994(CaONFJC)MIL319669(OCoLC)893335578(iGPub)BLOM0007691(EXLCZ)99267000000010653420050210d2005 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrWhile the bridegroom is with them[electronic resource] marriage, family, and violence in the Gospel of Matthew /Marianne BlickenstaffLondon ;New York T&T Clark Internationalc20051 online resource (257 p.)Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ;292Description based upon print version of record.0-567-04112-3 Includes bibliographical references and index.Cover; Editorial Board; Dedication; Title; Copyright; CONTENTS; Acknowledgements; Introduction; Chapter 1 THE BRIDEGROOM AND VIOLENCE; INTRODUCTION TO THE WEDDING PARABLES; Chapter 2 THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING FEAST (Mt. 22.1-14); Chapter 3 THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS (Mt. 25.1-13); Chapter 4 THE BRIDEGROOM'S FICTIVE FAMILY; Chapter 5 THE ABSENT BRIDE, ANGELS, AND ANDROGYNY: SEXUALITY IN MATTHEW; Conclusion; Bibliography; Abbreviations; Index of References; Index of Modern AuthorsInterpreters of Matthew's Parable of the Wedding Feast (22.1-14) typically associate the 'king' with God and then justify his violent attacks against city and guests; interpreters of the Parable of the Ten Virgins (25.1-13) typically associate the 'bridegroom' with Jesus and then justify his extreme rejection of the 'foolish virgins.' Questioning such allegorical interpretations, this study first details how Hebrew, Greek, and Roman texts depict - without requiring allegorical understandings - numerous bridegrooms associated not only with joy but also with violence and death. Second, this projJournal for the study of the New Testament.Supplement series ;292.MarriageBiblical teachingFamiliesBiblical teachingViolenceBiblical teachingMarriageBiblical teaching.FamiliesBiblical teaching.ViolenceBiblical teaching.226.2/06Blickenstaff Marianne1565486MiAaPQMiAaPQMiAaPQBOOK9910789682003321While the bridegroom is with them3835236UNINA