Format:
1 Online-Ressource (vi, 285 p)
Edition:
London Bloomsbury Publishing 2014 Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Also issued in print
ISBN:
9781472550811
Series Statement:
Library of New Testament studies 437
Content:
"Michael P. Theophilos investigates the term 'Abomination of desolation' in Matthew 24.15, proposing a revised model for understanding this enigmatic phrase. He adopts a contextual exegetical approach focusing strongly upon scriptural intertextual prophetic echoes. Because of the primary association of the phrase with Antiochus Epiphanes in the Daniel narrative, many commentators have argued for a non-Jewish referent in regard to the background to Mt 24.15. However, analysis of relevant prophetic literature reveals that similar vocabulary was often used to describe Israel's covenantal infidelity and its consequences. Given the influence of prophetic literature on Daniel, Theophilos argues that Matthew was theologically motivated to ironically employ the Danielic material in describing Jerusalem's destruction. Theophilos suggests that Matthew envisions the cause for this destruction as rooted in Israel's rejection of Jesus as Messiah. In this sense, the coming 'Son of Man' in Matthew 24 may be seen as a metaphorical representation of the Roman Army destroying Jerusalem in 70 AD. This understanding of 'Son of Man' is consistent with the Danielic depiction where the appearance of the 'Son of Man' signified the destruction of Israel's enemies"--Provided by publisher
Content:
Introduction : assumptions and dating --Scholarship on the [tò bdélygma tē̂s erēmṓseōs] --Structure and significance --"Eschatological" and "apocalyptic" language in Matthew 24 --Daniel and intertextual prophetic texts --Implications, summary, and conclusions.
Note:
"A Continuum imprint"--T.p. verso
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Includes bibliographical references (p. [231]-257) and indexes
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Originally presented as the author's thesis (D. Phil.)--University of Oxford, 2008
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Also issued in print.
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Electronic reproduction; Available via World Wide Web
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Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780567554680
Additional Edition:
ISBN 9780567066794
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ISBN 9780567072191
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Language:
English
DOI:
10.5040/9781472550811
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