An Ancient Hope: Matthew’s Use of Isaiah to Explicate Christianity’s Mission to the Nations
Year: 2019
Type: article
Abstract: The early church explained their story within the context of the story of Israel contained in the Hebrew scripture.The life and death of Jesus indicated that God was doing something new and amazing, but it could not be understood apart from God's ancient promises of hope delivered through the prophets.Each of the writers of the New Testament quote and allude to the story of Israel in their works, but perhaps none more than Matthew.This paper explicates Matthew's use of Isaiah to demonstrate that Jesus fulfills the promised restoration of Israel so that Israel can be a light to the nations.This study can help the reader understand how Matthew uses Isaiah to achieve his narrative purposes by identifying which significant themes Matthew has applied to his presentation of Jesus.
Source: The Asbury journal
Author: Jerry D. Breen
Language: English
Subfield: Religious studies
Field: Arts and Humanities
Domain: Social Sciences
Open Access status: green
OpenAlex ID: W3015406373