TY - BOOK ID - 85467810 TI - The theme of Jewish persecution of Christians in the Gospel according to St. Matthew PY - 1967 SN - 0511863608 051165958X 0521052106 052102045X PB - Cambridge : Cambridge University Press, DB - UniCat KW - Christianity and other religions KW - Judaism KW - Persecution KW - Church history KW - Brotherhood Week KW - Judaism. KW - Relations KW - Christianity. KW - History KW - Bible. KW - Evangelie volgens Matteus KW - Evangelie volgens Matthéüs KW - Matʻae pogŭm KW - Matai den KW - Matai ni yoru fukuinsho KW - Matius (Book of the New Testament) KW - Mattá KW - Matteo (Book of the New Testament) KW - Matteus KW - Matthäusevangelium KW - Matthéüs KW - Matthew (Book of the New Testament) KW - Matthieu (Book of the New Testament) KW - Criticism, interpretation, etc. KW - Arts and Humanities KW - Religion UR - https://www.unicat.be/uniCat?func=search&query=sysid:85467810 AB - It has long been recognized that in the Gospel according to St Matthew the conflict between Jesus and the Pharisees has been intensified and it has often been suggested that this intensification reflects the continued struggle between the Church and the synagogue. The theme of Jewish persecution of Christians in the Gospel according to St Matthew is examined in this book with two questions in mind: 1. Has Matthew exaggerated the severity of the persecution? 2. How has the persecution influenced Matthew's theology? Professor Hare examines the historical data relating to the suffering imposed upon the Christians and refers to Rabbinic literature and Christian sources other than Matthew in order to evaluate Matthew's portrayal of the persecutions. He concludes that persecution was directed primarily against Christian missionaries, not against rank-and-file Christians. ER -