The Hebrew Gospel of Matthew"The present book is a revised edition of The Hebrew Gospel of Matthew according to a Primitive Hebrew Text (1995) in which the Hebrew text of the Gospel of Matthew as it appeared in Even Bohan is printed, accompanied by an English translation and an expanded and thorough revision of Howard's critical analysis. An important thrust of this new edition is to establish that the Hebrew Matthew of the Even Bohan predates the fourteenth century. It shares many readings with ancient Christian writings, some of which were lost in antiquity only to reappear in modern times. These included Codex Sinaiticus, the Old Syriac version, the Coptic Gospel of Thomas, and a host of others. Howard also analyzes the language, artistic touches, and theology of the Hebrew Gospel. Perhaps most significant are the portraits of Jesus Christ and John the Baptist depicted in the document. Both portraits belong to an early form of Jewish Christianity -- lost in antiquity -- in which the Baptist plays a salvific role in the redemption of humanity and Jesus operates as a divine solicitor and judge."--Back cover. |
Contents
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Analysis and Commentary | 153 |
ShemTobs Matthew and the HebrewAramaicMatthean Tradition | 155 |
Du Tillet Mūnster and Allusions to and Quotations from Matthew in Early Jewish and AntiChristian Writings | 160 |
The Evidence from ShemTobs Comments | 173 |
A Literary Textual and Theological Profile | 177 |
The Verb | 179 |
Pronouns | 180 |
ShemTob and the Other Gospels | 196 |
ShemTob and the Coptic Gospel of Thomas | 203 |
ShemTob and the PseudoClementine Writings | 205 |
ShemTob and the Toldoth Yeshu | 206 |
ShemTob and the Protevangelium of James | 211 |
Theological Motifs in ShemTobs Matthew | 212 |
The Gentiles | 214 |
The Christ | 216 |
Vocabulary | 181 |
Other Constructions | 182 |
Literary Characteristics of the Hebrew Text | 184 |
Word Connections | 185 |
Alliteration | 190 |
ShemTob and Codex Sinaiticus | 191 |
ShemTob and the Short Ending of Matthew | 192 |
ShemTob the Old Syriac and the Old Latin | 194 |
John the Baptist | 218 |
Different Meanings in ShemTobs Matthew | 223 |
The Divine Name | 229 |
Other Interesting Readings in ShemTobs Matthew | 232 |
Summary and Conclusion | 233 |
Indexes | 235 |
Authors | 237 |
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