TY - BOOK ID - 5291992 TI - The crowds in the Gospel of Matthew PY - 2002 VL - 102 SN - 1280464801 9786610464807 1417515104 9047400976 9789047400974 9004121773 9781417515103 9789004121775 9781280464805 6610464804 PB - Leiden ; Boston : Brill, DB - UniCat KW - Crowds in the Bible. KW - Crowds in the Bible KW - Religion KW - Philosophy & Religion KW - Christianity KW - Bible. KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Evangelie volgens Matteus KW - Evangelie volgens Matthéüs KW - Matʻae pogŭm KW - Matai den KW - Matai ni yoru fukuinsho KW - Matius (Book of the New Testament) KW - Mattá KW - Matteo (Book of the New Testament) KW - Matteus KW - Matthäusevangelium KW - Matthéüs KW - Matthew (Book of the New Testament) KW - Matthieu (Book of the New Testament) KW - 226.2 KW - Evangelie volgens Matteüs KW - Foules dans la Bible UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:5291992 AB - This volume identifies the crowds ( ochloi ) in the Gospel of Matthew and explains their character and function. It argues that a proper appreciation of the crowds is essential to an understanding of salvation history in the gospel. The book identifies the crowds as Jewish, and establishes that both the positive and negative characterizations of the crowds correspond to portrayals of Israel drawn from the Hebrew Scriptures. It concludes that the crowds are also meant to be figurative for the Jewish people of Matthew's own day. New Testament scholars, particularly specialists in Matthew and the Synoptic Gospels will find the volume useful, and it will also appeal to those interested in early Jewish-Christian relations and the "parting of the ways" between the two faiths. ER -