Matthew's Transfiguration story and Jewish-Christian controversy /
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| Author / Creator: | Moses, A. D. A. |
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| Imprint: | Sheffield, England : Sheffield Academic Press, ©1996. |
| Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages). |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 122 Journal for the study of the New Testament. Supplement series ; 122. |
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| Format: | E-Resource Book |
| URL for this record: | http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/11100817 |
| Summary: | The Gospel accounts of the transfiguration of Jesus continue to puzzle the average reader. The purpose of this book is to address some of the perplexing issues surrounding the event, and to explain the significance of the transfiguration, particularly in Matthew's Gospel. It demonstrates that Matthew's account of the event is to be seen in the context of first-century controversy between Christians and Jews about Jesus and Moses, with the Jews emphasizing Moses' greatness and Matthew portraying the transfiguration within Moses-Sinai categories and also in terms of the enigmatic Son of Man figure in Daniel 7. Possible influence of the transfiguration event is also seen elsewhere, particularly in 2 Corinthians 3 and 4, where, the author argues, Paul uses his Damascus road experience as a counter to his opponents' emphasis on the law and Peter's witness to Jesus' transfiguration. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (294 pages). |
| Format: | Master and use copy. Digital master created according to Benchmark for Faithful Digital Reproductions of Monographs and Serials, Version 1. Digital Library Federation, December 2002. |
| Bibliography: | Includes bibliographical references (pages 251-272) and indexes. |
| ISBN: | 9781441192684 1441192689 1283207761 9781283207768 1850755760 9781850755760 |