The Theme of Jewish Persecution of Christians in the Gospel According to St Matthew

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Cambridge University Press, 6 d’oct. 2005 - 220 pàgines
It has long been recognized that in the Gospel according to St Matthew the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees has been intensified and it has often been suggested that this intensification reflects the continued struggle between the Church and the synagogue. The theme of Jewish persecution of Christians in the Gospel according to St Matthew is examined in this book with two questions in mind: 1. Has Matthew exaggerated the severity of the persecution? 2. How has the persecution influenced Matthew's theology? Professor Hare examines the historical data relating to the suffering imposed upon the Christians and refers to Rabbinic literature and Christian sources other than Matthew in order to evaluate Matthew's portrayal of the persecutions. He concludes that persecution was directed primarily against Christian missionaries, not against rank-and-file Christians.
 

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General Remarks on the Nature of the Conflict
1
Survey of the Data of Jewish Persecution
19
Exclusion from the synagogues
48
Economic reprisals
56
Incidence geographical distribution and chronology
62
Summary
69
58
77
Matthews Understanding of the Causes
130
The eschatological cause
143
Jews as Evidenced by Matthew page
146
Summary and Conclusions
167
Bibliography
180
Indices
190
Summary
193
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