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Sim's thought provoking work builds upon the contributions of Overman and Saldarini, who view the Gospel of Matthew as a Jewish text representative of "Christian Judaism" rather than as a text penned by a community already separated from "Christianity." Most provocative is Sim's thesis that Matthew was written by a Torah observant group which was opposed to Paul's allegedly law-free Gospel. Sim even claims that Matthew did not actively engage in a Gentile mission and that all of the Gentile converts in his community had fully embraced Torah praxis (including circumcision).--Isaac W. Oliver | Sim's thought provoking work builds upon the contributions of Overman and Saldarini, who view the Gospel of Matthew as a Jewish text representative of "Christian Judaism" rather than as a text penned by a community already separated from "Christianity." Most provocative is Sim's thesis that Matthew was written by a Torah observant group which was opposed to Paul's allegedly law-free Gospel. Sim even claims that Matthew did not actively engage in a Gentile mission and that all of the Gentile converts in his community had fully embraced Torah praxis (including circumcision).--Isaac W. Oliver | ||
"In this meticulously researched and compelling study, David Sim reconstructs the social setting of the Matthean community at the time the Gospel was written and traces its full history.Dr Sim argues that the Matthean community should be located in Antioch towards the latter part of the first century. He acknowledges the dispute within the early Christian movement and its importance. He defines more accurately the distinctive perspectives of the two streams of thought and their respective relationships to Judaism. A new and important work in Matthean studies."--Publisher description. | |||
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The Gospel of Matthew and Christian Judaism (1998) is a book by David C. Sim.
Abstract
Sim's thought provoking work builds upon the contributions of Overman and Saldarini, who view the Gospel of Matthew as a Jewish text representative of "Christian Judaism" rather than as a text penned by a community already separated from "Christianity." Most provocative is Sim's thesis that Matthew was written by a Torah observant group which was opposed to Paul's allegedly law-free Gospel. Sim even claims that Matthew did not actively engage in a Gentile mission and that all of the Gentile converts in his community had fully embraced Torah praxis (including circumcision).--Isaac W. Oliver
"In this meticulously researched and compelling study, David Sim reconstructs the social setting of the Matthean community at the time the Gospel was written and traces its full history.Dr Sim argues that the Matthean community should be located in Antioch towards the latter part of the first century. He acknowledges the dispute within the early Christian movement and its importance. He defines more accurately the distinctive perspectives of the two streams of thought and their respective relationships to Judaism. A new and important work in Matthean studies."--Publisher description.
Editions
Published in Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1998.