Open AccessDie Abraham-motief in Matteus 1-4
Author(s) -
L. Nortj
Publication year - 1998
Publication title -
verbum et ecclesia
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.386
H-Index - 8
eISSN - 2074-7705
pISSN - 1609-9982
DOI - 10.4102/ve.v19i1.1153
Subject(s) - philosophy , theology , judaism , inclusion (mineral) , religious studies , sociology , gender studies
The Abraham-motive in Matthew 1-4 Matthews indication of Jesus as the Son of David and the Son of Abraham develop along two lines in Matthews story. Firstly, is Jesus portrayed as the Son of David, who represents the Jewish line in the story. And secondly Matthew is using Jesus as Son of Abraham to develop the gentile line in the story. Matthew uses the Abraham motives in chapters 1-4 to illustrate the inclusion of the gentiles into the new people of God. Under discussion are the gentile women in the genealogy and other possible motives that reflect the story of Abraham