Matthew’s New David at the End of Exile

Nicholas G. Piotrowski, Ph.D. (2013), Wheaton College, teaches hermeneutics and New Testament at Crossroads Bible College and Indianapolis Theological Seminary. His other works on Matthew can be found in Tyndale Bulletin 64.1 (2013) and Bulletin for Biblical Research 25.2 (2015).

• ContentsForeword by Nicholas Perrin1 Introduction2 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 1:18–25Matthew 1:23 in ContextThe Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 1:22–23Isaiah 7:14 in ContextMatthew’s Conversation with Isaiah3 The Effect of Micah’s Narrative World in Matthew 2:1–12Matthew 2:6 in ContextThe Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:5–6Micah 5:1, 3 in ContextMatthew’s Conversation with Micah4 Exile and David in the Late Second Temple Cultural EncyclopediaA Taxonomy of Exile in the Late Second Temple Cultural EncyclopediaEnd of Exile as a Davidic Hope in the Late Second Temple Cultural EncyclopediaReturning to the Text of Matthew5 The Effect of Hosea’s and Jeremiah’s Narrative Worlds in Matthew 2:13–21Matthew 2:15, 18 in ContextThe Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotations in Matthew 2:15, 17–18Hosea 11:1 in ContextJeremiah 31:15 [lxx 38:15] in ContextMatthew’s Conversation with Hosea and Jeremiah6 The Effect of the Prophets’ Narrative World in Matthew 2:22–23The Narrative of Matthew 2:22–23Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 2:23 The Provenance of the Ναζωραῖος“The Prophets’ ” Expectation of the 161 נצֵֶרMatthew’s Conversation with “the Prophets”7 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 3:1–4:11The Unity of Matthew 2:22–4:12Matthew 3:3 in ContextThe Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 3:3Isaiah 40:3 in ContextMatthew’s Conversation with IsaiahSummary and Conclusion8 The Effect of Isaiah’s Narrative World in Matthew 4:12–17Matthew 4:15–16 in Context The Narrative Function of the Formula-Quotation in Matthew 4:14–16The Narrative of Isaiah 7:1–9:6 RevisitedMatthew’s Conversation with Isaiah9 ConclusionSummaryCoherency and CogencyThe Socio-Rhetorical Effect on Matthew’s ChurchAppendix: The Source of Matthew’s Formula-QuotationsBibliographyIndex of TextsIndex of Modern Authors

"This study offers a welcome addition to the growing body of literature surrounding Matthew’s scriptural hermeneutic. Piotrowski’s careful analysis of scriptural source texts in their respective macro-contexts is commendable, just as his detection of an underlying hermeneutical coherence guiding Matthew’s handling of his source material is largely persuasive."Max Botner, Goethe-Universität Frankfurt am Main, Reviews of Biblical and Early Christian Studies, May 2017 "Piotrowski's study shows that there is still much undiscovered insight in the well-worn area of Matthew's formula quotations. He is a clear communicator and is to be highly commended for a creative and articulate study of Matthew's formula quotations."H. Daniel Zacharias, Acadia Divinity College, Bulletin for Biblical Research 27.3"Piotrowski’s book shows the Gospel of Matthew in a new way. The synchronous approach to the text proves to be a very effective method of literary criticism. Certainly the findings are very inspiring and open the field for further research." Jacek Pietrzak OP, John Paul II Catholic University of Lublin, Poland, BibAn 7/4 (2017) "Piotrowski's study is a careful examination of the ways in which the OT texts create patterns for making sense of the events of Jesus's birth and early days. His study of the OT texts and especially their broader context illuminates Matthew's narratival purposes in significant ways." Joshua Jipp, Trinity Evangelical Divinity School, Deerfield, IL, Journal of the Evangelical Theological Society"Die von P. vorgeschlagene Leseweise der 'prologue-quotations' ist von hoher 'coherency and cogency' (232) und die derzeit actuellste und literaturwissenschaftlich sehr schlüssig erarbeitete Deutung. ... ...Für die weitere Arbeit am ersten Evangelium und an den vielfältigen Verknüpfungen des Neuen Testaments mut dem Alten Testament ist dieser Beitrag unverzichtbar."Thomas Hieke, Theologische Literaturzeitung 140 (10), 2017.