| dc.contributor.advisor | Pennington, Jonathan T. | |
| dc.contributor.author | Taylor, Charles Fleming | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2010-01-07T20:20:14Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2010-01-07T20:20:14Z | |
| dc.date.created | 2007-11-09 | |
| dc.date.issued | 2007-11-09 | |
| dc.identifier.other | THESES Th.M. .T212v | |
| dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net.ezproxy.sbts.edu/10392/458 | |
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| dc.description.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. | en_US |
| dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
| dc.subject | Violence in the Bible. | en_US |
| dc.subject | Bible.--N.T.--Matthew XI, 12. | en_US |
| dc.title | Violence and Matthew: A reconsideration of Matthew 11:12 | en_US |
| dc.type | Thesis | en_US |
