Intertextual and Intratextual Readings of the Gospel of Matthew : MT 12:15-21 as a Paradigm / Reji Komban Francis.

includes index and biblioraphy

1. Intertextuality in the Gospel of Matthew Biblical Intertexts and their Characteristic .............12 Intertexts in Chapters 1-4...........................17 Intertexts in Chapters 5-8 Intertexts in Chapters 9-12..................42 Intertexts in Chapters 13-16........................49 Intertexts in Chapters 17-20................52 Intertexts in Chapters 21-24...................57 Intertexts in Chapters 25-28.......................68 Isaian Pre-texts in Matthew: ISA 42: 1-4 A test-case Isaian influence on the Gospel of Matthew ...............76 Intertexts from Isaiah ......................79 Investigation of the Servant songs ........................109 Exegetical Analysis of Isa 42: 1-4..............117 Pretext and intertext: Isa 42: 1-4 and Mt 12: 18-21............134 Implications of intertextual reading of the gospel of Matthew .................136 3. The text and its Significance : MT 12: 15-21 as an Intertext Contextual Analysis : MT11:2-12: 50 .............................140 Literary forms ................149 Redactional and Structural Analysis ............156 Textual Analysis of Mt 12: 15-21...................164 Exegesis of the Text Mt 12: 15-21..................167 Significance of MT 12: 15-21 in the whole gospel.............187 Pre-texts Isa 42: 1-4 as Intertext in Mt 12: 18-21...............190 4. Intratextuality in Matthew: A Rereading of 12: 18-21 And 23:23 Paradigms of Intratextuality in the Gospel of Matthew .........202 Various approaches to mt 23................217 Literary characteristic of mt 23:23...................222 Context to the Text mt 23:23..................230 Source of Mathew 23..................233 Exegetical Analysis of Mt 23:23.......................234 Contextual Comparison between Mt 12: 18-21 and Mt 23:23...................246 Intratextual Connections between mt 23:23 and mt 12:18-21...................248 Relevance of Intratextual Reading of MT 12: 18-21 and 23:23......................261 5. Theological Implications of the Texts: MT 12: 15-21 and Mt 23:23 Christological Understanding of MT 12: 15-21.......................267 Matthean Missiology ..............285 MT 12: 15-21, 23:23 Matthean Discipleship ....................292