Righteousness in Matthew and his World of Thought
Benno Przybylski (Author)
Professor Przybylski contends that the lack of agreement among New Testament scholars about the concept of righteousness in the Gospel of Matthew arises because the wrong background literature has been posited as governing its usage. It is only when Matthaean usage is viewed in terms of the world of though reflected in the Dead Sea Scrolls and the Tannaitic literature that it becomes intelligible.
Criticism, interpretation, etc
1 online resource (200 pages)
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Preface; Abbreviations; 1. The problem of the meaning and significance of the Matthaean concept of righteousness; 2. Tsedeq, tsedaqah and tsaddiq in the Dead Sea Scrolls; 3. Tsedeq, tsedaqah and tsaddiq in the Tannaitic literature; 4. The meaning of dikaiosyne, eleemosyne and dikaios in the Gospel of Matthew; 5. The relative significance of the concept of righteousness in the Gospel of Matthew; 6. The provisional function of the Matthaean concept of righteousness; Notes; Bibliography and system of references; Index of passages cited; General index.