TY - BOOK AU - Boxall,Ian TI - Discovering Matthew: content, interpretation, reception T2 - Discovering biblical texts SN - 9780802872388 AV - BS 2575.52 .B69 2015 PY - 2015/// CY - Grand Rapids, Michigan PB - William B. Eerdmans Publishing Company KW - Bible KW - Matthew KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc N1 - Includes bibliographical references and indexes; Introduction -- Interpreting Matthew : strategies for reading -- The text of Matthew : puzzles and possibilities -- Characters and places in Matthew's story -- Matthew's world : locating the text historically and socially -- Beginnings : the infancy narratives -- Jesus as teacher : ethics and judgement -- Jesus as healer and exorcist -- Fulfilling the law and the prophets -- 'Built upon the rock' : the gospel of the church -- Endings : the passion and death of Jesus -- Endings and new beginnings : the resurrection of Jesus -- Conclusions : interpreting Matthew today ER -