RT Article
T1 The Worship of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew
JF Biblica
VO 93
IS 2
SP 227
OP 241
A1 Kim, Hak Chol
LA English
PB Peeters
YR 2012
UL https://ixtheo.de/Record/1823424988
AB The Gospel of Matthew can be characterized by its special emphasis on the worship of Jesus. In the scenes where Jesus is worshiped, Jesus was depicted as the king of the Jews, Christ/Messiah, the «I am» (e0gw/ ei0mi), and the Divine Being holding authority both in heaven and on earth, thus being worthy of worship. Matthew employed both Jewish and Gentile traditions in abundance so that both Jews and Gentiles of the Greco-Roman world might understand the religious and socio-political implications of the worship of Jesus. The worship of Jesus, practiced by the Matthean community, led to the community’s isolation from formative Judaism centered in the synagogues and facilitated the community’s position in relation to Roman imperial propaganda.
K1 Worship of Jesus