Satanic conflict and the plot of Matthew / [print]
Robert Charles Branden.
- New York : Peter Lang, (c)2006.
- xii, 171 pages : illustrations ; 24 cm.
- Studies in biblical literature, v. 89 .
- Studies in biblical literature ; v. 89. .
Narrative criticism -- The background of demonology for the gospel of Matthew -- Satan in the Gospel of Matthew -- The plot of Matthew -- The application of plot for selected problem passages.
Recent gospel studies have capitalized on the advance in scholarship of narrative criticism. Conversely, gospel studies have suffered from a general lack of appreciation for and application of first-century demonology in Judaism. A combination of these two critical tools sheds great light not only on the plot of Matthew but also on the understanding of selected problem passages. The success of this approach makes Satanic Conflict and the Plot of Matthew an indispensable method of gospel criticism.