| Description |
1 online resource (xviii, 367 pages) : illustrations |
| Contents |
Abbreviations -- Preface -- Methodology -- The living temple : Matthew 8:1-4 -- From east and west : Matthew 8:5-13 -- The uninvited healer : Matthew 8:14-15 -- Houses, healing, and prophets : Matthew 8:16-17 -- The other side : Matthew 8:18-27 -- On the way, before the time : Matthew 8:28-34 -- Practicing healing in community : Matthew 9:1-8 -- Unexpected guests : Matthew 9:9-13 -- Things old and new : Matthew 9:14-17 -- Daughters in the borderland : Matthew 9:18-26 -- Sensing the son of David : Matthew 9:27-31 -- Healing every disease : Matthew 9:32-38 -- Conclusion |
| Summary |
Although healing constitutes both a major theme of biblical literature and a significant practice of biblical communities, healing themes and experiences are not always conspicuous in presentations of biblical theology. Walter T. Wilson adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the healing narratives in the Gospel of Matthew, combining the familiar methods of form, redaction, and narrative criticisms with insights culled from medical anthropology, feminist theory, disability studies, and ancient archaeology. His focus is the New Testament's longest and most systematic account of healing, Matthew chapters 8 and 9, which he investigates by situating the text within a broad range of ancient healing traditions. The close exegetical readings of each healing narrative culminate in a final synthesis that pulls together what can be said about Matthew's understanding of healing, how Matthew's narratives of healing expose the distinctive priorities of the evangelist, and how these priorities relate to the theology of the Gospel as a whole |
| Bibliography |
Includes bibliographical references (pages 321-344) and indexes |
| Notes |
Print version record |
| SUBJECT |
Bible. Matthew -- Criticism, interpretation, etc.
http://id.loc.gov/authorities/subjects/sh85013762
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Bible. Matthew fast |
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Healing in the Bible.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Jesus, the Gospels & Acts.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- New Testament.
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RELIGION -- Biblical Studies -- Exegesis & Hermeneutics.
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Healing in the Bible
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| Genre/Form |
Criticism, interpretation, etc.
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Electronic book
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| ISBN |
9781451489774 |
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1451489773 |
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