Matthew's Trilogy of Parables: The Nation, the Nations and the Reader in Matthew 21:28-22:14
Wesley Olmstead examines the parables of the Two Sons, the Tenants and the Wedding Feast against the background of the wider Matthean narrative. He explores Matthew's characterization of the Jewish leaders, assessing the respective roles of Israel and the nations in the plot of Matthew's Gospel. Against the current of contemporary Matthean scholarship, Olmstead argues that these parables indicate the future inclusion of other nations in the "nation" that God had promised to raise up from...
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The parables of the Two Sons, the Tenants and the Wedding Feast in Matthew's Gospel.
AcknowledgementsPt. 1Prolegomena1Introduction: of authors, readers and approaches to the parables32Matthew's trilogy of parables: 21.28-22.1422Pt. 2The trilogy in narrative-critical perspective3Jesus' encounter with Israel: the nation, its leaders and their people494Jesus and the nations: characterisation, plot and the reception of Matthew 21.28-22.14715A narrative-critical reading of the trilogy98Pt. 3The trilogy in redaction-critical perspective6The trilogy in redaction-critical perspective1337Conclusions160AppendixThe text of the parable of The Two SonsNotes177Bibliography245Index of passages262Index of selected topics and modern authors280
