Power and authority in Matthew's Gospel

Besides the strenuous relation of Matthew's community with non-Christian kinfolk, his text also reveals an underlying conflict with Roman Imperial ideology. Herod, Antipas and Pilate specifically impersonate this foreign domination. Apparently these figures have unlimited power which leaves Jes...

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Published in:Acta theologica 2011, Vol.31 (2), p.329-345
Main Author: Viljoen, F.P.
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Audiences
Authorial audience
Authority
Bible
Christianity
Gesag
God
Ideology
Ironie
Irony
Jewish people
Mag
Matteusgemeenskap
Matthean community
Outeursgehoor
Power
Teaching
Theology
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Summary:Besides the strenuous relation of Matthew's community with non-Christian kinfolk, his text also reveals an underlying conflict with Roman Imperial ideology. Herod, Antipas and Pilate specifically impersonate this foreign domination. Apparently these figures have unlimited power which leaves Jesus and his followers as exposed victims. Yet, on the deeper level of the text, Jesus ironically emerges as victor. He represents the Kingdom of God and ironically counters their unfair rule with his authority.
ISSN:1015-8758
1015-8758
2309-9089
DOI:10.4314/actat.v31i2.17