Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew

Name: Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew
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ISBN: 9780801037283

By: Jonathan T. Pennington

Baker Academic / 2009 / Paperback

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The theme of heaven and earth is a much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew. In this work, rising scholar Jonathan Pennington articulates a fresh perspective on this key interpretive issue. He challenges both the scholarly consensus on the kingdom of heaven in Matthew and a popular dispensationalist understanding, overturning some long-held assumptions in New Testament scholarship.

Pennington argues that rather than being a reverent way of referring to God as is typically assumed, "heaven" in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. He explains that Matthew's way of using heaven language serves one overriding theological purpose: to highlight the tension that currently exists between heaven and earth or God and humanity, while looking forward to its eschatological resolution. This affordable North American paperback edition, previously published by Brill, will appeal to students of the New Testament and has theological and pastoral applications.

Product Information

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Title: Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew
By: Jonathan T. Pennington
Format: Paperback
Number of Pages: 416
Vendor: Baker Academic
Publication Date: 2009

Dimensions: 9.00 X 6.00 (inches)
Weight: 1 pound 8 ounces
ISBN: 080103728X
ISBN-13: 9780801037283
Stock No: WW037283

Publisher's Description

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The theme of heaven and earth is a much-overlooked aspect of the Gospel of Matthew. In this work, rising scholar Jonathan Pennington articulates a fresh perspective on this key interpretive issue, challenging both the scholarly and popular understandings of the meaning of Matthew's phrase, "kingdom of heaven."

Pennington argues that rather than being a reverent way of referring to God as is typically assumed, "heaven" in Matthew is part of a highly developed discourse of heaven and earth language. Matthew's way of using heaven language serves one overriding theological purpose: to highlight the tension that currently exists between heaven and earth or God and humanity, while looking forward to its eschatological resolution. This affordable North American paperback edition was previously published in hardcover by Brill.

Author Bio

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Jonathan T. Pennington (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is associate professor of New Testament interpretation and director of research doctoral studies at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary in Louisville, Kentucky. He has published a number of biblical language learning tools, including New Testament Greek Vocabulary and Old Testament Hebrew Vocabulary.

Author Bio

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Jonathan T. Pennington (PhD, University of St. Andrews) is assistant professor of New Testament interpretation at Southern Baptist Theological Seminary. He has published a number of biblical language learning tools, including New Testament Greek Vocabulary and Old Testament Hebrew Vocabulary.