Re-imagining the presence of God: the temple and the Messiah in the Gospel of Matthew
The treatment of the temple theme illuminates how the Gospel of Matthew uses a fundamental institution of Judaism in order to transfer part of its function to the person of Jesus. Themes that are alluded to already in the temptation of Jesus and in the pericope concerning the Sabbath in the grain fi...
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| Format: | Electronic/Print Article |
| Language: | English |
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2006
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Australian biblical review
Year: 2006, Volume: 54, Pages: 37-49 |
| Standardized Subjects / Keyword chains: | B
Matthew
/ Temple (Jerusalem)
/ Presence of God
/ Presence of Christ
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| IxTheo Classification: | HC New Testament NBF Christology |
| Further subjects: | B
Bible. Matthäusevangelium 24,1-2
B Temple B Christology B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 27,51-54 B Matthew B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 12,1-8 B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 4,5-7 B Messiah B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 21 B Bible. Matthäusevangelium 22 |
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| Summary: | The treatment of the temple theme illuminates how the Gospel of Matthew uses a fundamental institution of Judaism in order to transfer part of its function to the person of Jesus. Themes that are alluded to already in the temptation of Jesus and in the pericope concerning the Sabbath in the grain field are developed in the Jerusalem controversies. The cleansing of the temple serves to illustrate Jesus' vision of the temple; the word over the destruction of the temple clarifies not only the rejection of Jewish leaders, but also God's exodus from the temple as a result. The sacrificial language of the last supper and the trial before Pilate suggest that Jesus himself becomes the definitive sacrificial victim for the salvation of his people, an impression reinforced by the eschatological signs at his death. For Matthew, christology is the legitimate successor to a Jewish temple theology. For Matthew, christology ensures the continuity of Judaism after the destruction of Jerusalem. |
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| ISSN: | 0045-0308 |
| Contains: | In: Australian biblical review
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.15496/publikation-73350 HDL: 10900/131994 |