TY - BOOK AU - Branden,Robert Charles TI - Satanic conflict and the plot of Matthew T2 - Studies in biblical literature, SN - 9780820479163 AV - BS2575 PY - 2006/// CY - New York PB - Peter Lang KW - Bible KW - Matthew KW - Criticism, Narrative KW - Demonology KW - Spiritual warfare N1 - 1 (pages 155.-171); 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; 2 N2 - 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 UR - http://catdir.loc.gov/catdir/toc/ecip0505/2005017858.html ER -