Matthew: Sage Theologian: The Jesus of Matthew

By Wilfrid J. Harrington

The Synoptic Gospels are notably similar. At the same time, their distinctive differences underline the individuality of the three evangelists and clearly point to the exuberant pluralism of New Testament theology and, more specifically, Christology. Matthew is a committed Jewish-Christian, wholly convinced that Jesus is the Messiah of Jewish hope and expectation. As a member of a predominantly Jewish-Christian community, he is grieved by the antagonism of contemporary official Judaism. Matthew's Jesus, while prophet and healer, is more firmly in the line of the sages of Israel. He is pre-eminently a teacher. Wilfrid John Harrington is an Irish Dominican. He is Professor of Scripture at the Dominican House of Studies, Dublin, Senior Lecturer at the Milltown Institute of Theology, and visiting lecturer at the University of Dublin.

• Format: Paperback
• Language: English
• ISBN: 1856072452
• ISBN13: 9781856072458
• Release Date: January 1998
• Publisher: Columba Books
• Length: 120 Pages
• Weight: 0.36 lbs.
• Dimensions: 0.4" x 6.2" x 7.9"