Jesus, Matthew's Gospel and Early Christianity Studies in Memory of Graham N. Stanton

by Gurtner, Daniel M.; Burridge, Richard A.; Willitts, Joel

• ISBN13: 9780567267832
• ISBN10: 0567267830
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2013-05-23
• Publisher: Bloomsbury T & T Clark

Summary

The passing of Professor Graham Stanton, former Lady Margaret chair of divinity at Cambridge University, in 2009 marked the passing of an era in Matthean scholarship and studies of early Christianity.

Stanton's fifteen books and dozens of articles span thirty-four years and centre largely on questions pertaining to the gospel of Matthew and early Christianity. The present volume pays tribute to Stanton by engaging with the principal areas of his research and contributions: the Gospel of Matthew and Early Christianity. Contributors to the volume each engage a research question which intersects the contribution of Stanton in his various spheres of scholarly influence and enquiry. The distinguished contributors include; Richard Burridge, David Catchpole, James D.G. Dunn, Craig A. Evans, Don Hagner, Peter Head, Anders Runesson and Christopher Tuckett.

Author Biography

Daniel M. Gurtner is Associate Professor of New Testament at Bethel Seminary (St Paul, MN USA). Among his publications are The Torn Veil: Matthew's Exposition of the Death of Jesus (SNTSMS 139; Cambridge: Cambridge University Press, 2007).





Joel Willitts is Associate Professor of Biblical and Theological Studies at North Park University, Chicago, USA

Richard A. Burridge is Professor of Biblical Interpretation and Dean at King's College, London.

Table of Contents

List of Abbreviations
List of Contributors
Preface
Sapere Aude - 'Dare to be Wise' Graduation Address on Receiving an Honorary Doctorate of Divinity, University of Otago, New Zealand, 16 December, 2000 - Graham N. Stanton
The Gospel of Jesus: Graham Stanton, Biography and the Genre of Matthew - Richard A. Burridge
The Gospel of Matthew from Stanton to Present: A Survey of Some Recent Developments - Daniel M. Gurtner
How Did Matthew Go About Composing His Gospel? - James D.G. Dunn
Matthew As 'Gospel' -Scot McKnight\Determining the Date of Matthew - Donald A. Hagner
Graham Stanton and the Four Gospel Codex: Reconsidering the Manuscript Evidence - Peter Head
Fulfilling the Law and Seeking Righteousness in Matthew and in the Dead Sea Scrolls - Craig A. Evans
A Gospel for a New Nation: Once More, the Normal
Style Definitions of Matthew 21.43 -Wesley Olmstead
Judging Gentiles in the Gospel of Matthew: Between 'Othering' and Inclusion - Anders Runesson
Matthew and Hypocrisy - Christopher Tuckett
The Twelve Disciples in Matthew - Joel Willits
'Memorial Tribute to Professor Graham Stanton' Fitzwilliam College Cambridge, 23 January 2010 - David R. Catchpole