The Passion of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew

by Donald P Senior

Overview

The Word of the cross is a living word, crying out for reinterpretation as life takes new shape and expression. Reinterpreting the Gospel was particularly compelling for Matthew's church because his Christians lived in a time of profound transition. The Passion of Jesus, then, was not simply a story of suffering out of the past but a point of identification for the Christians of Matthew's own time.

For us twentieth-century Christians, who also know the peculiar suffering and hope of living in an age that is both dying and being born, the Passion of Jesus according to Matthew has special meaning.

Product Details

ISBN-13:	9780814654606
Publisher:	Liturgical Press
Publication date:	01/01/1990
Series:	Passion of Jesus , #1
Pages:	200
Product dimensions:	5.58(w) x 8.54(h) x 0.53(d)

About the Author

Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences. 

Table of Contents

Contents
Preface  7
          Part I Preparation for the Passion
Introduction  17
   I  Birth Pangs  18
   II  The Destiny of John the Baptist  23
   III  Persecution for the Sake of Justice  26
   IV  Jesus and His Opponents  33
   V  The Cross and the Community's Mission  40
          Part II The Passion of Jesus
Introduction  47
   I  Prelude: The Passion is Announced in Word and Deed (26:1-16)
   II  The Last Passover (26:17-35)  58
   III Gethsemane: the Handing Over of the Sone of Man (26:36-56)  74
   IV  Trial before the Sanhedrin (26:57-27:10)
   V  Trial before Pilate (27:11-31)  108
   VI  Crucifixion and Death (27:32-56)  124
   VII  Vigil at the Tomb (27:57-66)
   VIII Resurrection and Mission  155
          Part III The Passion of Jesus: Matthew's Message
   I  The Passion and Matthew's Portrayal of Jesus  163 
   II  The Crisis of the Passion and Response to the Gospel  172
   III  The Passion and Matthew's Theology of History  181
Subject Index  185
Author Index  192
Biblical Reference Index  194