Matthew: An Introduction and Study Guide

Elaine M. Wainwright is Professor of Theology in the Faculty of Arts at the University of Auckland, New Zealand.

• 1. Reading the Matthean NarrativePreachers of the BasileiaPreaching, Teaching and HealingCommissioning to Preach, Teach and HealOpposition Mounts as the Mission UnfoldsMission Continues en route to and within the City of JerusalemFinal Days2. Reading the Matthean Narrative with Recent ScholarsHistorical-Critical Approaches and CommentariesEmerging Literary Approaches and the Study of Matthew3. Reading the Matthean Narrative within Roman ImperialismRoman Imperialism and the Gospel of MatthewThe Meaning of EmpireMatthew as a Counter-Narrative?Expanding the Roman Imperial ContextSocial-Scientific ApproachesRoman Characters in the Gospel of MatthewCritical Issues4. Reading the Matthean Narrative with/in Contemporary ContextsFeminist ReadingsMasculinity Readings/Reading MasculinityQueer HermeneuticsPostcolonial HermeneuticsEcological Hermeneutics5. Reading the Matthean Beatitudes (Mt. 5.1-12) EcologicallyEcological Hermeneutic and MethodologyReading Mt. 5.1-12 Ecologically

Wainwright's guide succeeds in orienting students to Matthew in current scholarly discussion.