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l i b r a r y o f n e w t e s t a m e n t s t u d i e s MATThew’S TrANSfigurATioN STory ANd JewiSh-ChriSTiAN CoNTroverSy A.D.A. Moses JOURNAL FOR THE STUDY OF THE NEW TESTAMENT SUPPLEMENT SERIES 122 Executive Editor Stanley E. Porter Editorial Board Richard Bauckham, David Catchpole, R. Alan Culpepper, Margaret Davies, James D.G. Dunn, Craig A. Evans, Stephen Fowl, Robert Fowler, Robert Jewett, Elizabeth Struthers Malbon Sheffield Academic Press Matthew's Transfiguration Story and Jewish-Christian Controversy A.D.A. Moses Journal for the Study of the New Testament Supplement Series 122 Copyright © 1996 Sheffield Academic Press Published by Sheffield Academic Press Ltd Mansion House 19KingfieldRoad Sheffield, SI 19AS England British Library Cataloguing in Publication Data A catalogue record for this book is available from the British Library EISBN 9781850755760 CONTENTS Preface 9 Abreviations 10 Chapter 1 INTRODUCTION 13 1. Statement of Purpose 14 2. Method 14 3. Working Asumptions 16 Chapter 2 A CRITICAL SURVEY OF SCHOLARSHIP ON THE TRANSFIGURATION 20 1. The Transfiguration, the Resurrection, Ascension and Parousia 20 2. The Transfiguration and the Theme of Sufering 25 3. The Transfiguration Viewed within Jewish and Hellenistic Categories 32 4. The Transfiguration and the Function of Moses and Elijah 36 5. The Transfiguration and Moses-Sinai Symbolism 42 Chapter 3 A SURV E Y OF MOSES-SINAI A N D TRANSFIGURATION THEMES IN SECOND TEMPLE JUDAISM 50 1. Moses-Sinai and Moses-Transfiguration Language and Themes in Philo 50 2. Moses-Sinai and Transfiguration Motifs in Josephus 57 3. Moses-Sinai and Transformation Motifs in Qumran Literature 61 4. Moses-Sinai and Moses-Transfiguration Themes in Samaritan Literature 6 5. Moses-Sinai and Transfiguration Motifs in the Apocrypha and Pseudepigrapha 74 6 Matthew's Transfiguration Story 6. A Survey of Moses-Sinai and other Moses Motifs in Rabinic halakah and hagada 1 7. A Survey of Moses-Sinai Motifs in the Fragments of Lost Judeo-Helenistic Works 80 Chapter 4 MATTHEW 17.1-13 IN THE LIGHT OF LITERARY PARALLELS AND DANIEL 7-SlNAI CONSIDERATIONS 85 1. The Transfiguration in the Light of Parallels in Graeco- Helenistic Literature 85 2. The Transfiguration in the Light of Parallels in Apocalyptic Literature 87 3. The 'Vision-Form', Matthew's Use of TO opocua and Danielic Motifs 89 4. The Sinai-Daniel 7 Conceptual Setting: The Relationship between Matthew's Presentation of the 'Coming of the Son of Man' (16.27-28), the 'Coming of God' at Sinai, Daniel 7 and Mathew 17.1-13 103 Chapter 5 AN EXEGESIS OF MATTHEW 17.1-13 IN THE LIGHT OF SOURCE AND REDACTION CRITICAL ISSUES 114 1. Mathew 17.1 and Mark 9.2a 114 2. Mathew 17.2 and Mark 9.2b-3 120 3. Mathew 17.3 and Mark 9.4 127 4. Mathew 17.4 and Mark 9.5 130 5. Mathew 17.5 and Mark 9.7 135 6. Mathew 17.6-7 148 7. Mathew 17.8 and Mark 9.8 150 8. Matthew 17.9; 17.10-13 in the Light of Mark 9.9-10 and 9.1-13 150 Chapter 6 MATTHEW'S TRANSFIGURATION PERICOPE (17.1-13) IN THE LIGHT OF THE JESUS-MOSES AND EXODUS-SlNAI PARALLELISM ELSEWHERE IN THE FIRST GOSPEL 161 1. Moses and Matthew's Infancy Narrative (Mt. 1.18-2.23) 163 2. The Baptism Narative (Mt. 3.13-17) 167 3. The Temptation Narrative and the Jesus-Exodus-Israel Paralelism (Mt. 4.1-11) 170 Contents 7 4. The Sermon on the Mount (Mt. 5-7) 175 5. The Last Supper (Mt. 26.17-29) 185 6. Jesus' Moses-Type Farewell Discourse (Mt. 28.16-20 and Deut. 1-34) 187 7. Matthew's Moses-Jesus Typology in the Light of Son of David Themes and Zion Theology 192 Chapter 7 CONFIRMATION OF THE IMPORTANCE OF THE JESUS-MOSES AND TRANSFIGURATION MOTIFS ELSEWHERE IN THE NEW TESTAMENT 2 0 8 1. The Jesus-Moses Parallelism and Exodus Motifs in the Acts Speches 208 2. The Transfiguration in 2 Peter 1.16-18 211 3. The Jesus-Moses Parallelism and the Letter to the Hebrews 212 4. Moses-Sinai and Transfiguration Motifs in the Fourth Gospel 214 5. Moses-Sinai and Transfiguration Motifs and 2 Corinthians 3.7-18 and 4.1-6 224 OVERALL CONCLUSIONS 239 Appendix LUKE'S UNDERSTANDING OF THE TRANSFIGURATION 245 Bibliography 251 Index of References 273 Index of Authors 0 PREFACE This monograph is a revision of my doctoral dissertation submitted to Westminster College, Oxford in collaboration with Wycliffe Hall, Oxford in 1992.1 owe a debt of gratitude to several people who have helped me in various ways during the preparation of this book: above all to my primary supervisor, Dr David Wenham, who read many drafts of this thesis and has given countless hours to discuss the work with me. Dr N.T. Wright, my second supervisor, has contributed significantly through his reading and comments on material presented to him. I am grateful to Wycliffe Hall, Oxford, for the supportive environment provided for me and my family during our time in Oxford; to the University of Oxford for access to its libraries and lectures; and to Tyndale Hall, Cambridge for the use of the resources there. I would like to thank Ralph and Tisha Dunstan who on several occasions provided me with welcome rest at their home in Devon during my studies. Finally, I want to thank Clare Wenham and my wife, Vasanthy, for editing the manuscript, and my son, Paul, who has provided inspiration and joy for this work. I dedicate this book to my late parents, who started me off on my theological pilgrimage.

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