Healing in the Gospel of Matthew: Reflections on Method and Ministry

ISBN-10: 1451470371
ISBN-13: 9781451470376
Category: Religion
Pages: 367
Language: English
Published: 2014
Publisher: Augsburg Fortress Publishers
Author: Walter T. Wilson

Description

Walter Wilson adopts an interdisciplinary approach to the healing narratives in the Gospel of Matthew, combining the familiar methods of form, redaction, and narrative criticisms with insights culled from medical anthropology, feminist theory, disability studies, and ancient archaeology to understand the New Testament's longest and most systematic account of healing, Matthew chapters 8 and 9. Close exegetical readings culminate in a final synthesis of Matthew's understanding of healing, how Matthew's narratives of healing expose the distinctive priorities of the evangelist, and how these priorities relate to the theology of the Gospel.

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