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Matthew's Trilogy of Parables
The Nation, the Nations and the Reader in Matthew 21:28-22:14

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  • Date Published: May 2007
  • availability: Available
  • format: Paperback
  • isbn: 9780521036306

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  • Wesley Olmstead examines the parables of the Two Sons, the Tenants and the Wedding Feast against the backdrop of the wider Matthean narrative. He explores Matthew's characterization of the Jewish leaders, the people and the nations, and assesses the respective roles of Israel and the nations in the plot of Matthew's Gospel. Against the current of contemporary Matthean scholarship, Olmstead argues both that the judgement this trilogy announces falls upon Israel (and not only her leaders) and that these parables point to the future inclusion of the nations in the nation that God had promised to raise up from Abraham. Bringing both literary-critical and redaction-critical tools to bear on the texts at hand, Olmstead not only elucidates the intended meanings of this parabolic trilogy but also attempts to determine the responses they elicited from their first readers. Transcending Matthean scholarship, this book has implications for all Gospel studies.

    • A fresh and suggestive analysis of this well-known trilogy of parables in Matthew's Gospel. Brings both narrative and redaction-critical tools to bear in the analysis
    • Sheds light on the status and function of the nation of Israel in the gospels
    • Sets the gospel stories in broader historical context
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    Reviews & endorsements

    '… an admirable and carefully crafted book …' Journal of the New Testament Society of South Africa

    'Olmstead's reading of these texts contained in Matthew's Gospel is compelling.' Expository Times

    'Matthean scholars and students will appreciate the careful attention Olmstead has paid to the place of the leaders of the nation of Israel, the nation as a whole, and the Gentiles in Matthew's Gospel. The reading he offers of the three parables certainly keeps the entire Gospel in perspective.' Journal for the Study of the New Testament

    'An important study for both Matthean scholars and for the study of parables in the Synoptics generally.' Religious Studies Review

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    • Date Published: May 2007
    • format: Paperback
    • isbn: 9780521036306
    • length: 292 pages
    • dimensions: 216 x 140 x 18 mm
    • weight: 0.378kg
    • contains: 7 tables
    • availability: Available
  • Table of Contents

    Acknowledgements
    Part I. Prolegomena:
    1. Introduction: of authors, readers and approaches to the parables
    2. Matthew's trilogy of parables:
    21.28–22.14
    Part II. The Trilogy in Narrative-Critical Perspective:
    3. Jesus' encounter with Israel: the nation, its leaders and their people
    4. Jesus and the nations: characterisation, plot and the reception of Matthew 21.28–22.14
    5. A narrative-critical reading of the trilogy
    Part III. The Trilogy in Redaction-Critical Perspective
    6. The trilogy in redaction-critical perspective
    7. Conclusions
    Appendix. The text of the parable of The Two Sons
    Notes
    Bibliography
    Index of passages
    Index of selected topics and modern authors.

  • Author

    Wesley G. Olmstead, Briercrest Bible College, Saskatchewan
    Wesley G. Olmstead is Associate Professor of New Testament and Academic Dean at Briercrest Bible College in Saskatchewan.

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