By Daniel M. Gurtner
ISBN-10: 0511261500
ISBN-13: 9780511261503
ISBN-10: 052187064X
ISBN-13: 9780521870641
During this 2006 textual content, Daniel M. Gurtner examines the which means of the rending of the veil on the dying of Jesus in Matthew 27:51a by means of contemplating the services of the veil within the outdated testomony and its symbolism in moment Temple and Rabbinic Judaism. Gurtner contains those components right into a compositional exegesis of the rending textual content in Matthew. He concludes that the rending of the veil is an apocalyptic statement just like the commencing of heaven revealing, partly, end-time photos drawn from Ezekiel 37. additionally, whilst the veil is torn Matthew depicts the cessation of its functionality, articulating the atoning position of Christ's demise which provides entry to God no longer easily within the feel of getting into the Holy of Holies (as in Hebrews), yet in trademark Matthean Emmanuel Christology: 'God with us'. This underscores the importance of Jesus' atoning loss of life within the first gospel.
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18 Introduction interpretations of the early church,98 this view has been most clearly developed by D. 99 For him, ‘the action of Elisha on Elijah’s ascension’ (2 Kgs 2:12) is a ‘prototype’ for the veil event. In this view, Daube points to similarities between the Elisha and Elijah narrative, confusion over Elijah during the crucifixion (Matt. 27:47, 49), the high priest rending his garments (Matt. 103 Moreover, drawing largely from Liv. Pro. 12:11–12 and T. 104 98 Recog. Clem. 41; Hippolytus, Pasch.
H. McNeile, The Gospel according to St Matthew (London: Macmillan, 1915), p. 423. See discussion of ‘Mourning’ below, pp. 17–18. 41 See Sabourin, ‘Apocalyptic Traits’, 19–36. , 19 (emphasis mine). Stanton (A Gospel for a New People, p. 2) comments, ‘The evangelist writes with several strategies in mind. He intends to set out the story and significance of Jesus as a ‘foundation document’ for his readers: his primary aims are Christological and catechetical’ (emphasis mine). The apocalyptic imagery employed by the evangelist at the rending of the veil will be explored more fully in Chapter 6.
3; Cyril of Jerusalem, Catech. illum. 1; Cyril of Alexandria, Fr. 315, On Matt. 27:51. 46 Eusebius, Fr. 29; Dem. ev. 3; A. Schlatter, Der Evangelist Matth¨aus: Seine Sprache, sein Ziel, seine Selbst¨andigkeit (Stuttgart: Calwer Verlag, 1957), pp. 783–84; J. P. : Fortress, 1991), p. 85. Curiously, few have looked to Jesus’ prediction in 24:2. 47 R. Hummel, Die Auseinandersetzung zwischen Kirche und Judentum im Matth¨ausevangelium (M¨unchen: Kaiser, 1966), pp. 84–85; U. Luz, The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew (trans.
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