Matthew (BN3002W)

Undergraduate, 18.0 points

Content

This unit provides a thorough study of Matthew’s Gospel, including its literary and theological character, the possible provenance of the Gospel and an overview of recent trends in Matthean studies, as a basis for detailed exegetical analysis of selected texts.

Unit code: BN3002W

Unit status: Approved (Minor revision)

Points: 18.0

Unit level: Undergraduate Level 3

Unit discipline: New Testament

Delivery Mode: Face to Face

Proposing College: Whitley College

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Learning outcomes

1.

Outline features of the history of interpretation of Matthew’s Gospel
2.

Evaluate plausible socio-political and cultural provenances for the communities that gave rise to Matthew’s Gospel;
3.

Outline a reasonable literary structure for Matthew’s Gospel;
4.

Exegete the Matthean text competently, employing a range of appropriate exegetical methodologies;
5.

Identify distinctive Matthean christological, ecclesiological, pneumatological, missiological and eschatological themes
6.

Analyse ways in which the proclamation of the First Gospel can provide meaning in contemporary Australian society.

Unit sequence

Introductory unit in NT (BN1001W or equivalent), plus one other biblical unit

Pedagogy

lectures, discussion, seminars

Indicative Bibliography

  • Aune, David E. (ed.) The Gospel of Matthew in Current Study (Grand Rapids MI/Cambridge UK: Eerdmans, 2001).
  • Byrne, Brendan. Lifting the Burden, Reading Matthew’s Gospel in the Church Today (Strathfield: St Pauls, 2004).
  • Carter, Warren. Matthew and Empire: Initial explorations (Harrisburg: Trinity Press International, 2001).
  • Davies, W. D. and Dale C. Allison. The Gospel According to Saint Matthew. (ICC) 3 vols. (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1988, 1991 and 1997).
  • Gundry Robert H. Matthew: A commentary on his handbook for a mixed church under persecution (Grand Rapids: Eerdmans, 1994).
  • Hagner, Donald A. Matthew. (WBC) 2 vols. (Dallas: Word, 1993, 1995).
  • Harrington, Daniel J. The Gospel of Matthew (Sacra Pagina) (Collegeville: The Liturgical Press, 1991).
  • Luz, Ulrich. The Theology of the Gospel of Matthew (Cambridge: CUP, 1995).
  • Neyrey, Jerome H. Honor and Shame in the Gospel of Matthew (Louisville: John Knox, 1998).
  • Pennington, Jonathan T. Heaven and Earth in the Gospel of Matthew (Grand Rapids: Baker, 2009).
  • Saldarini, Anthony J. Matthew’s Christian-Jewish community (Chicago: University of Chicago Press, 1994).
  • Senior, Donald. The Gospel of Matthew (Nashville: Abingdon, 1997).
  • Stanton, Graham N. A Gospel for a New People. Studies in Matthew (Edinburgh: T&T Clark, 1992).
  • Wainwright, Elaine M. Habitat, Humanity, and Holy: An Ecotheological Reading of the Gospel of Matthew (Sheffield: Sheffield Phoenix Press, 2016).
  • Wainwright, Elaine M. Shall we Look for Another? A feminist reading of the Matthean Jesus (Maryknoll NY: Orbis, 1998).
  • Witherington, Ben. Matthew (SHBC) (Macon: Smyth & Helwys, 2006).

Assessment

Type Description Word count Weight (%)
Exegetical Essay

3,000 word exegetical essay

 0 50.0
Critical Review

1,000 word critical review of readings

 0 25.0
Seminar or Tutorial

1,000 word thematic seminar paper

 0 25.0
Approvals

Unit approved for the University of Divinity by Prof Albert Haddad on 20 Oct, 2022

Unit record last updated: 2022-10-20 11:50:37 +1100