Matthew's Inclusive Story

A Study in the Narrative Rhetoric of the First Gospel

• Author(s): David B. Howell,
• Publisher: Bloomsbury Publishing
• Pages: 304
• ISBN_10: 1474236219
  ISBN_13: 9781474236218
  
• Language: en
• Categories: Religion / Biblical Studies / New Testament / General , Religion / Biblical Studies / General ,

Description:... Matthew has been described as an 'inclusive story', in which the experiences of the evangelist's post-Easter church are inscribed in the story of Jesus's earthly ministry. This book explores the inclusive nature of the Gospel by means of reader-response literary criticism. Some recent redaction studies of Matthew are reviewed from the perspective of reader-response criticism. Then, in an attempt to understand the interpretative moves readers make, Matthew's story, story-teller and audience are examined.