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Violence and Matthew: A reconsideration of Matthew 11:12

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2007-11-09
Author
Taylor, Charles Fleming
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Pennington, Jonathan T.
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Violence in the Bible.
Bible.--N.T.--Matthew XI, 12.
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This restricted item is available to students and faculty of the Southern Baptist Theological Seminary through the URI below.
Abstract
This thesis resolves the interpretational problem involved in Matthew 11:12 by asserting that in Matthew 11:12 [biazetai ; Special characters omitted.] is best understood as middle voice with a meaning of "the kingdom of heaven 'advances forcefully'" and that the clause, "the violent men seize it," is ambiguous and refers in a positive way to Christians and in a negative way to those opposing the kingdom's advance. In chapter 1, the thesis gives an introduction to the basic interpretational issues and a history of interpretation. Chapter 2 contains a word study of [biazetai ; ; Special characters omitted.] and an evaluation of E. Moore's article on the word. Chapter 3 examines the issue of violence in the Gospel of Matthew and its influence on the interpretation of Matthew 11:12. Chapter 4 concludes with an attempt at theological integration by answering the questions of why the Gospel is so violent and why 11:12 (c) is ambiguous.
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