The influence of Greek drama on Matthew’s Gospel

This article presents the Greek influence on the genre of Matthew’s text. Greek and Roman tragedy is examined, from which the five basic elements of tragedy are identified. A brief examination of the characters in the Matthean text is done to identify Greek cultural influences on the structuring of...

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Main Authors:	Paul R. McCuistion, Colin Warner, Francois P. Viljoen
Format:	Article
Language:	Afrikaans
Published:	AOSIS 2014-05-01
Series:	HTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies
Subjects:	Matthew culture tragedy Gospel biography character
Online Access:	https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2024

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spelling	doaj-03b6e281a4724ef3a4a11916ed65b2c42020-11-24T21:58:56ZafrAOSISHTS Teologiese Studies/Theological Studies 0259-94222072-80502014-05-01701e1e92306The influence of Greek drama on Matthew’s GospelPaul R. McCuistion0Colin Warner1Francois P. Viljoen2Faculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusFaculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusFaculty of Theology, North-West University, Potchefstroom CampusThis article presents the Greek influence on the genre of Matthew’s text. Greek and Roman tragedy is examined, from which the five basic elements of tragedy are identified. A brief examination of the characters in the Matthean text is done to identify Greek cultural influences on the structuring of the Gospel. This study offers evidence that Matthew may have intentionally orchestrated a drama with the intent of having an understandable, attractive way to present Jesus to Jew and gentile alike.https://hts.org.za/index.php/hts/article/view/2024MatthewculturetragedyGospelbiographycharacter
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description	This article presents the Greek influence on the genre of Matthew’s text. Greek and Roman tragedy is examined, from which the five basic elements of tragedy are identified. A brief examination of the characters in the Matthean text is done to identify Greek cultural influences on the structuring of the Gospel. This study offers evidence that Matthew may have intentionally orchestrated a drama with the intent of having an understandable, attractive way to present Jesus to Jew and gentile alike.
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The influence of Greek drama on Matthew’s Gospel

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