
The Coming King and the Rejected Shepherd
Matthew's Reading of Zechariah's Messianic Hope
Clay Alan Ham(Author)
Sheffield Phoenix Press
Published on 6. June 2006
Book
Paperback/Softback
196 pages
978-1-905048-70-0 (ISBN)
Description
Surprisingly, this is the first full-length study devoted to Matthew's use of Zechariah by way of quotation and allusion. Three times he cites Zechariah (21.5; 26.31; 27.9-10), and on at least eight occasions he alludes to the prophet (23.35; 24.30, 31, 36; 25.31; 26.15, 28, 56).
It is the messianic vision of Zechariah that has appealed to Matthew, with its elements of the restoration of the humble Davidic king, the smiting of the divinely appointed shepherd, the creation of a renewed remnant, and the worship of Yahweh by all nations.
Among the questions Ham undertakes to resolve in this precise and clearly presented monograph are: how much Matthew's reading of Zechariah owes to his Jewish predecessors, how much he is in harmony with other early Christian readers of the prophet, and to what extent his image of Jesus has been shaped by Zechariah's eschatological hopes.
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Edition
New edition
Language
English
Place of publication
Sheffield
United Kingdom
Edition type
New edition
Product notice
Paperback (trade)
Dimensions
Height: 234 mm
Width: 156 mm
Thickness: 11 mm
Weight
307 gr
ISBN-13
978-1-905048-70-0 (9781905048700)
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