This work argues that the author of the Gospel of Matthew structures his work as a Bios or biography of Jesus, so as to encapsulate, in narrative form, the essence of his theological understanding of God's Basileia (sovereign rule), as proclaimed and taught in the teaching and healing mission of Jesus. Evidence for this is found in Matthew's careful use of structural markers to divide his story of Jesus into significant thematic sub-sections in which he uses a series of Basileia logia at incisive points to highlight aspects of Jesus' teaching and healing mission. In this way, Matthew is able to portray Jesus, as God's promised Messiah, who instructs his disciples through discourse and narrative, hence in word and example, in the nature and demands of God's sovereign rule. By structuring his Gospel as a story, Matthew depicts Jesus giving instructions to his disciples and also instructs the readers of the text. Hence, Matthew's Gospel becomes a manual of instruction on the nature and demands of God's sovereignty.
Its purpose is to ensure that not only the members of the Matthean community, but all future disciples of Jesus are competently trained to carry out Jesus' commission: "Go therefore and disciple all the nations ..." (28:19-20). In this way, the goods news of God's saving presence is proclaimed to all the nations until God's eschatological reign is finally established. LNTS 308
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"'This is an excellent work, well conceived and beautifully executed. The prose is lucid throughout and never falls victim to jargon even when technical issues are considered... Hannan crafts an approach to the narrative that is sensitive to its sequence as well as to patterns evident when the work is read as a whole.' Professor Bruce Chilton, Bernard Iddings Bell Professor of Religion, Bard College, Annandale, New York"
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Margaret Hannan SGS lectures in both Theology and Biblical Studies at the Australian Catholic University. Her areas of expertise are New Testament Studies, Biblical Interpretation, Women in the Old and New Testament and Sacramental Theology.
Chapter 1 - Introduction and Methodology; Chapter 2 - History of Research. Chapter 3 - The Message and the Messenger; Chapter 4 - Discipleship for the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 5 - Preparing Labourers for the Harvest; Chapter 6 - Knowing the Mysteries of the Kingdom; Chapter 7 - The Keys of the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 8 - Gaining Status in the Kingdom of the Heavens; Chapter 9 - The Consequences of Rejecting Jesus' Message Concerning God's Basileia; Chapter 10 - Awaiting the Kingdom of the Father; Chapter 11 - God's Basileia- Good News for the Nations; Conclusion; Bibliography.