Book contents
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations (not otherwise found in The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd edition)
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Matthew’s Arrest Narrative, the Absalom Revolt, and Militant Messianism
- 3 The Psalms before “the Psalmist”
- 4 Setting Jesus’s Trial Narratives within the Davidic Psalms
- 5 Setting Jesus’s Crucifixion within the Davidic Psalms
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
6 - Conclusion
The New David: Matthew’s Executed Messiah
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 09 November 2023
Book contents
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- Society for New Testament Studies Monograph Series
- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew’s Passion Narrative
- Copyright page
- Dedication
- Contents
- Acknowledgments
- Abbreviations (not otherwise found in The SBL Handbook of Style, 2nd edition)
- 1 Introduction
- 2 Matthew’s Arrest Narrative, the Absalom Revolt, and Militant Messianism
- 3 The Psalms before “the Psalmist”
- 4 Setting Jesus’s Trial Narratives within the Davidic Psalms
- 5 Setting Jesus’s Crucifixion within the Davidic Psalms
- 6 Conclusion
- Bibliography
- Index of Ancient Sources
- Index of Modern Authors
Summary
The sum of the previous chapters suggests how Matthew uses scripture to present Jesus as a new David to his primarily Jewish audience. Matthew attempts to resolve the tension in his Gospel between Jesus as “the messiah, the son of David” (1:1) and Jesus as humiliated, executed criminal by situating Jesus’s suffering within the scriptural suffering of David. In so doing, Matthew attempts to make the startling case that Jesus is the Davidic messiah not despite, but because of, his trials and woes.
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- The Suffering Son of David in Matthew's Passion Narrative , pp. 206 - 222Publisher: Cambridge University PressPrint publication year: 2023