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In this volume Ben Cooper analyses how commitment to God is described within the Gospel of Matthew, how this is related to becoming a disciple of Jesus, and how reading or hearing the Gospel works to evoke such a response. The analysis draws upon a variety of approaches in linguistics and literary studies in a new way to characterise the 'communicative equilibrium' between the author and the subset of readers who process the text compliantly. Cooper argues that Matthew's Gospel evokes in its compliant readers a particular kind of theocentric commitment, which he calls 'incorporated Servanthood'. Such readers become persuaded that Jesus came to bring forgiveness of sins to the people of God and then to take this salvation out to the nations, a program that can be associated with Isaiah's Servant of the Lord. Compliant readers are humbled so they can be served by the Servant for the forgiveness of their sins. They are then incorporated into his program for the nations, to join in the task of incorporating others.
The Matthew's Bible brings together the work of two giants of sixteenth century English Bible translation. William Tyndale and Myles Coverdale shared a vision of making the scriptures available to ordinary believers concerned that their authority might be undermined in a time when kings and clerics alike opposed translating them into English. William Tyndale's New Testament (1526) was the first English translation made from the original language, and it made the most of the emerging English tongue. Knowing neither Hebrew nor Greek, Myles Coverdale consulted Latin, English and German sources to guide his work. The vocabulary of Tyndale, John Wycliff, and other appears in the Coverdale Bible (...
Matthew describes the beginning of Jesus's ministry with the summary words, ""μετανοεῖτε (repent/turn), for the kingdom of heaven is at hand"" (3:2; 4:17). Why does Matthew use this command, μετανοεῖτε, at the beginning of his ministry, and how does it relate to the rest of the Gospel? What do μετανοÎω and μετάνοια mean? Scholars have stated that μετανοÎω in 4:17 has critical value for understanding Matthew because the verse functions as a summary statement (or key phrase) of Jesus's public ministry and teaching. This book argues the thematic significance of μετάνοια (turning/repentance) in the Gospel of Matthew. The lexical idea of μεÏ...
Matthew's gospel offers hope to everyone from the Gentile-filled genealogy to the Great Commission. Regardless of nationality, social status, or wealth Jesus calls all to the same standard: pick up your cross and follow me.
"Allein mit dem Tod" erzählt die wahre Geschichte von Nick Ward, der während des Fastnet Race von 1979 zusammen mit vielen anderen Mitstreitern in einen Jahrhundertsturm gerät, und der – totgeglaubt – von seinen Mitseglern an Bord der lackgeschlagenen Yacht zurückgelassen wird. Erst 30 Jahre nach der Tragödie um das Fastnet Race ist er in der Lage zu erzählen, wie es damals, in den Tagen des Sturms, wirklich war. Nachdem er kenterte, das Bewusstsein verlor und von seinen Mitseglern allein auf der Yacht zurückgelassen wurde, überlebte er das katastrophale Fastnet Race von 1979 nur knapp – und wurde als letzter Überlebender geborgen. Ergänzt wird der packende Bericht durch Fotos, handschriftliche Aufzeichnungen des Autors, Wetterkarten und -analysen sowie Auszüge aus dem offiziellen Bericht über die Fastnet Race-Katastrophe mit Angaben zu Todesfällen und Schiffsverlusten.