This unique work is a teaching-learning guide to help instructors and students to determine ‘What makes Matthew Matthew?’ Displays followed by leading questions and statements help one to determine how the Evangelist adopted, adapted, and arranged his sources (both ‘sacred’ and ‘secular’) in light of his convictions about and experience of Jesus. Comparing and contrasting the first Gospel with the other Synoptics (and occasionally with John) also contributes to identifying his concerns. Neither standalone nor comprehensive in its intention, method, or scope, this work of pedagogy is meant to be used (and not simply read) alongside–rather than instead–of standard tools such as introductions and commentaries. Although no knowledge of biblical languages is presupposed, references to Matthew’s own use of Greek–and the Greek of his Jewish Scriptures–also enrich this study.
A propos de l’auteur
Eugene E. Lemcio is Emeritus Professor of New Testament at Seattle Pacific University, where he taught for thirty-six years. His writings about Canonical Hermeneutics, the Gospels, the Son of Man, and the Unifying Kerygma of the New Testament have appeared in leading academic publications. He is the author of Navigating Revelation: Charts for the Voyage: A Pedagogical Aid (2011) and Travels with St. Mark: GPS for the Journey: A Pedagogical Aid (2012).