{"product_id":"a-theology-of-matthews-gospel-jesus-immanuel-messiah-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven-israel-and-the-church-9780310270874","title":"A Theology of Matthew's Gospel: Jesus Immanuel: Messiah of the Kingdom of Heaven, Israel, and the Church","description":"\u003cp\u003e\u003cem\u003eA Theology of Matthew's Gospel\u003c\/em\u003e develops the perspective that Matthew wrote his Gospel to identify, defend, and proclaim Jesus Immanuel, \"God with us,\" as the Davidic Messiah who fulfilled the OT expectations of humanity's redemption. Matthew's Gospel establishes Jesus's identity as the heir to the promises of Israel's throne through king David, and heir to the promises of blessing to all the nations through the patriarch Abraham (1:1). So, this first Gospel offers evangelistic hope in Jesus's message of the gospel to Jews, contending that they should turn to Jesus as their long-awaited Messiah (Matt 11:2-6). But, strikingly, Matthew's Gospel also offers evangelistic hope to Gentiles, emphasizing that salvation through Jesus Messiah is available to all the nations (28:19).\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eThe book emphasizes the three horizons that comprise Matthew's gospel: history, theology, and literature. The first horizon focuses on \u003cem\u003eJesus's historical ministry\u003c\/em\u003e. Here Matthew provides for us a record of God's activities in history in the arrival of Jesus Messiah and the kingdom of heaven. The second horizon develops \u003cem\u003eMatthew's theological perspective for his audience(s)\u003c\/em\u003e. Here we attempt to understand and isolate Matthew's unique theological perspective of God's activities in Jesus Messiah. This is a central focus, emphasizing Matthew's theological perspective of the Old Testament, Christology, the kingdom of heaven, discipleship, the Church\/church, Israel (past, present, and future), the death and resurrection of Jesus, mission\/commission, and eschatology\/eternity. The third horizon emphasizes \u003cem\u003etoday's reader(s) engaging with Matthew's Gospel as literature\u003c\/em\u003e. Here we attempt to capture the significance of the perspective of today's reader's understanding of Jesus Messiah's activities in history and Matthew's theological perspective for the contemporary church.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cp\u003eIn this book we view Matthew's perspective of God's activities in Jesus's unfolding earthly ministry. The alternating sections of narrative and discourse provide for his readers \u003cem\u003eJesus's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003eexample to follow \u003c\/em\u003eand\u003cem\u003e Jesus's\u003c\/em\u003e \u003cem\u003ewords to obey\u003c\/em\u003e. Therefore, Matthew's Gospel is at least in part a manual on discipleship to Jesus Messiah in the kingdom of heaven. In the six \u003cem\u003eNarratives\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew reveals Jesus's true identity in his deeds, and introduces themes that will lead to instructions to Jesus's disciples in the Discourses. The six \u003cem\u003eNarratives\u003c\/em\u003e provide the example that Jesus's disciples are commanded to obey. In the five \u003cem\u003eDiscourses\u003c\/em\u003e, Matthew records Jesus's instructions, commands, parables, directives and prophecies that will guide his followers in their discipleship to Jesus until the end of the age. Combined, the narratives of Jesus's life provide Jesus's example to follow, and the discourses give Jesus's instructions to obey, and are the basis of our ongoing transformation to become like Jesus.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003eAbout the Author\u003c\/b\u003e\u003cbr\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eWilkins, Michael J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eMichael J. Wilkins (PhD, Fuller Theological Seminary) is Distinguished Professor Emeritus of New Testament language and literature and former Dean of the faculty at Talbot School of Theology, Biola University. He is the author of \u003cem\u003eThe Concept of Discipleship in Matthew's Gospel, Following the Master: A Biblical Theology of Discipleship\u003c\/em\u003e, and the volume on Matthew in the NIV Application Commentary series.\u003c\/p\u003e\u003cb\u003e\u003ci\u003eKostenberger, Andreas J.:\u003c\/i\u003e\u003c\/b\u003e - \u003cp\u003eDr. Andreas Kostenberger is theologian in residence at Fellowship Raleigh, cofounder of Biblical Foundations, and author, editor, or translator of over sixty books. He and his wife Marny have four grown children and live in North Carolina.\u003c\/p\u003e","brand":"Zondervan Academic","offers":[{"title":"Default Title","offer_id":51635391430930,"sku":"9780310270874","price":50.99,"currency_code":"USD","in_stock":true}],"thumbnail_url":"\/\/cdn.shopify.com\/s\/files\/1\/0831\/4771\/8930\/files\/img_c99a81f0-ddc0-48a5-9b98-e48dfd926fb0.jpg?v=1759232498","url":"https:\/\/surprise-castle.myshopify.com\/products\/a-theology-of-matthews-gospel-jesus-immanuel-messiah-of-the-kingdom-of-heaven-israel-and-the-church-9780310270874","provider":"Surprise Castle","version":"1.0","type":"link"}