Book contents
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations (not otherwise found in The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd edition)
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Matthew’s Arrest Narrative, the Absalom Revolt, and Militant Messianism
- 3 The Psalms before “the Psalmist”
- 4 Setting Jesus’s Trial Narratives within the Davidic Psalms
- 5 Setting Jesus’s Crucifixion within the Davidic Psalms
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
1 - Introduction
Messianic Grammar and Matthew’s Suffering Messiah
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2023
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations (not otherwise found in The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd edition)
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Matthew’s Arrest Narrative, the Absalom Revolt, and Militant Messianism
- 3 The Psalms before “the Psalmist”
- 4 Setting Jesus’s Trial Narratives within the Davidic Psalms
- 5 Setting Jesus’s Crucifixion within the Davidic Psalms
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
Summary
Past scholarship has ignored Davidic material after Matthew’s last mention of “David,” with the result that Davidic sonship is either overlooked or, even more drastically, subordinated to other messianic “titles” in Matthew’s passion narrative. Appealing to both intertextuality and messianic grammar, I call for a methodological corrective that attends to David material in Matthew’s passion with the goal of understanding Matthew’s startling claim that Jesus is the Davidic messiah despite his shameful death.
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- Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023