The Multi-ethnic Journeys of Jesus in Matthew: Margin-Center Dynamics
Matthew paints geographical portraits of marginality through the continuous journeys of Jesus, the migrant God. Galilee of the Gentiles, a crossroads of cultures and empires, served as the appropriate mission base for Jesus' center-margin journeys. Matthew paints social portraits of marginality...
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| Format: | Electronic Article |
| Language: | English |
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Sage
1998
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Missiology
Year: 1998, Volume: 26, Issue: 1, Pages: 23-35 |
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| Summary: | Matthew paints geographical portraits of marginality through the continuous journeys of Jesus, the migrant God. Galilee of the Gentiles, a crossroads of cultures and empires, served as the appropriate mission base for Jesus' center-margin journeys. Matthew paints social portraits of marginality through Jesus' encounters with individuals such as the centurion, the Canaanite woman, and the Galilean women who follow Jesus to the cross and the tomb. This study redefines marginality as a continuous journey to and from margins and centers, thus departing from the traditional definition of static in-betweenness. The church today is neither a fixed center nor a margin, but discovers its identity through its journeys on the way to and from multiple margins and centers. |
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| ISSN: | 2051-3623 |
| Contains: | Enthalten in: Missiology
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| Persistent identifiers: | DOI: 10.1177/009182969802600103 |