Matthews Gospel is marked by connections between Jesus and various figures and events in the Jewish Scriptures. Matthew also draws on Jewish traditions current in the first century, some of which also appear in the Targums, the Aramaic translations and paraphrases of the Hebrew Bible. This thesis argues that Matthew uses these traditions to cast Jesus death as a restaging of Israels exile, which validates Jesus messianic credentials insofar as Israels story is retold in the life and, in this case, the death of Israels Messiah. Matthew alludes to texts in which Gods people suffer as a result of the Babylonian siege and exile, and has Jesus recapitulate these events in his own suffering and death. An analysis of Matthews Parable of the Tenants (21:33-46) and Passion Narrative (26-27) in light of the Scriptures and Targums shows that Jesus enters into exile as a ransom (20:28), which pays the debt that Israels sin had accrued.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:VANDERBILT/oai:VANDERBILTETD:etd-12022013-093132 |
| Date | 10 December 2013 |
| Creators | Schaser, Nicholas James |
| Contributors | Professor Amy-Jill Levine, Professor Phillip Ackerman-Lieberman |
| Publisher | VANDERBILT |
| Source Sets | Vanderbilt University Theses |
| Language | English |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.library.vanderbilt.edu/available/etd-12022013-093132/ |
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