Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew

Pennington, Jonathan T.

Heaven and earth in the Gospel of Matthew [electronic resource] / by Jonathan T. Pennington. - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, 2007. - 1 online resource (xv, 399 pages) : illustrations. - Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 126 . - Supplements to Novum Testamentum ; v. 126. .

Includes bibliographical references (pages 353-376) and indexes.

Preface; Acknowledgments; Abbreviations; Introduction; Part One Clearing Ground and Building Anew; Chapter One Challenging the Circumlocution Assumption; Chapter Two A Survey of Heaven in the Old Testament and Second Temple Literature; Chapter Three A Survey of Heaven in Matthew; Chapter Four Heaven and Earth in the Context of Matthean Studies and Theology; Part Two Matthew's Idiolectic Use of Heaven Language and the Theme of Heaven and Earth; Chapter Five???a??? and???a??? in the Septuagint and Second Temple Literature; Chapter Six???a??? and???a??? in Matthew.

9789047421849 (electronic bk.) 9047421841 (electronic bk.)

10.1163/ej.9789004162051.i-399 doi

Uk B0713230 bccb


Bible.--Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc.


Heaven--Biblical teaching.


Earth (Planet)--Biblical teaching.

BS2575.55 / .P45 2007eb

226.2/06