The Matthean Beatitudes in Their Jewish Origins : A Literary and Speech Act Analysis

"The Matthean Beatitudes in Their Jewish Origins: A Literary and Speech Act Analysis" examines how Matthew used Jewish concepts as paradigmatic utterances for the Matthean community. In fact, the "Gospel of Matthew" was the most Jewish of the Synoptic Gospels, and Matthew's paradigm was the needed transition for understanding the role of the new community post-70 AD. The importance and role of Jew...