Matthew's New David at the End of Exile: A Socio-rhetorical Study of Scriptural Quotations (Novum Testamentum, Supplements) (Novum Testamentum Supplements, 170)

Matthew Crowds More Old Testament Quotations And Allusions Into The Prologue Than Anywhere Else In His Gospel. In This Volume, Nicholas G. Piotrowski Demonstrates The Narratological And Rhetorical Effects Of Such Frontloading. Particularly, Seven Formula-quotations Constellate To Establish A Redemptive-historical Setting Inside Of Which The Rest Of The Narrative Operates. This Setting Is Defined By Old Testament Expectations For David's Great Son To End Israel's Exile And Rule The Nations. Piotrowski Contends That The Rhetorical Effect Of This Intertextual Storytelling Was To Provide The Matthean Community With An Identity - In A Contentious Atmosphere - In Terms Of God's Historical Design For The Ages, Now Fulfilled In Jesus And His Followers. The Effect Of Isaiah's Narrative World In Matthew 1:18-25 -- The Effect Of Micah's Narrative World In Matthew 2:1-12 -- Exile And David In The Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia -- The Effect Of Hosea's And Jeremiah's Narrative Worlds In Matthew 2:13-21 -- The Effect Of The Prophets' Narrative World In Matthew 2:22-23 -- The Effect Of Isaiah's Narrative World In Matthew 3:1-4:11 -- The Effect Of Isaiah's Narrative World In Matthew 4:12-17. By Nicholas G. Piotrowski. Includes Bibliographical References (pages 252-293) And Indexes. Contents Preface Acknowledgments List of Tables List of Abbreviations Chapter 1 Introduction The Function of Matthew’s Formula-Quotations in Recent Scholarship Thesis and Goals Method Study Parameters Chapter 2 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 1:18–25 Matthew 1:23 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 1:22–23 Isaiah 7:14 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah Summary and Conclusion Chapter 3 The Effect of Micah’s Narrative World in Matthew 2:1–12 Matthew 2:6 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:5–6 Micah 5:1, 3 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Micah Summary and Conclusion Chapter 4 Exile and David in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia A Taxonomy of Exile in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia End of Exile as a Davidic Hope in the Late Second Temple Cultural Encyclopedia Returning to the Text of Matthew Chapter 5 The Effect of Hosea’s and Jeremiah’s Narrative Worlds in Matthew 2:13–21 Matthew 2:15, 18 in Context Matthew 2:16–18 Hosea 11:1 in Context Jeremiah 31:15 [lxx 38:15] in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Hosea and Jeremiah Summary and Conclusion Chapter 6 The Effect of the Prophets’ Narrative World in Matthew 2:22–23 The Narrative of Matthew 2:22–23 Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:23 The Provenance of the Ναζωραῖος “The Prophets’ ” Expectation of the נצֵֶר Matthew’s Conversation with “the Prophets” Summary and Conclusion Chapter 7 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 3:1–4:11 The Unity of Matthew 2:22–4:12 Matthew 3:3 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 3:3 Isaiah 40:3 in Context Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah Summary and Conclusion Chapter 8 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 4:12–17 Matthew 4:15–16 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 4:14–16 The Narrative of Isaiah 7:1–9:6 Revisited Matthew’s Conversation with Isaiah Summary and Conclusion Chapter 9 Conclusion Summary Coherency and Cogency The Socio-Rhetorical Effect on Matthew’s Church Conclusion Appendix The Source of Matthew’s Formula-Quotations Bibliography Index of Texts Index of Modern Authors