: Joel Willitts
: Matthew's Messianic Shepherd-King In Search of 'The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel'
: Walter de Gruyter GmbH& Co.KG
: 9783110204162
: Beihefte zur Zeitschrift für die neutestamentliche WissenschaftISSN
: 1
: CHF 180.40
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: Religion/Theologie
: English
: 279
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In two places in the First Gospel (Matt 10:5b-6; 15:24) the Messianic mission of Jesus and his disciples is limited to a group called‘the lost sheep of the house of Israel’. In light of Matthew’s intense interest in Jesus’ Davidic Messiahship and the Jewish Shepard-King traditions surrounding King David it is argued that the 'lost sheep of the house of Israel' refers to remnants of the former northern kingdom of Israel who continued to reside in the northern region of the ideal Land of Israel.



Joel Willitts, North Park University, Chicago, Illinois, USA.
Frontmatter1
Contents7
Chapter One Introduction13
Chapter Two The Davidic Shepherd-King and His Flock63
Chapter Three Jesus the Shepherd-King of Israel (Matthew 2:6)109
Chapter Four Sheep without a Shepherd-King (Matthew 9:36)129
Chapter Five The Struck Shepherd-King and the Refined Flock (Matthew 26:31)147
Chapter Six The Messianic Shepherd-King and the Land-Kingdom Motif: Matthew’s Hope for Terriorial Restoration169
Chapter Seven The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 10:6193
Chapter Eight The Lost Sheep of the House of Israel in Matthew 15:24215
Chapter Nine Conclusion233
Backmatter247