Matthew: Storyteller, Interpreter, EvangelistFor ten years, the well-received first edition of this introduction offered readers a way to look at scriptural texts that combines historical, narrative, and contemporary interests. Carter explores Matthew by approaching it from the perspective of the "authorial audience"--by identifying with and reading along with the audience imagined by the author. Now an updated second edition is available as part of a series focusing on each of the gospel writers as storyteller, interpreter, and evangelist. This edition preserves the essential identity of the original material, while adding new insights from Carter's more recent readings of Matthew's gospel in relation to the Roman Imperial world. Four of the seventeen chapters have been significantly revised, and most have had minor changes. There are also new endnotes directing readers to Carter's more recent published work on Matthew. Scholars and pastors will use the full bibliography and appendix on redaction and narrative approaches, while lay readers will appreciate the clear and straightforward text. |
Contents
Recognizing the Gospels Genre | |
The Audiences Religious Traditions | |
The Audiences Social and Religious Experiences Part 1 | |
The Audiences Social and Religious Experiences Part 2 | |
Competent to Read Utilizing Narrative Conventions | |
Settings in Matthews Gospel | |
CharacterszJesusAgent of Gods Saving Presence | |
CharactersJesusCrucified and Risen | |
Characters The AuthoritiesOpponents of Gods Will | |
Characters The Disciples | |
Conclusion The Content of Matthews Gospel | |
Redaction and Narrative Approaches | |
Bibliography | |
Reading Matthew | |
Maintaining Gods Point of View | |
Shaping Matthews Plot | |
Matthews Plot Kernels and Satellites | |
Index of Ancient Sources | |
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