Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew (Paperback)

Part I. Apocalyptic Eschatology and Apocalypticism: 1. The major characteristics of apocalyptic eschatology; 2. The social setting of apocalypticism and the function of apocalyptic eschatology; Summary of Part I; Part II. Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew: 3. Dualism and determinism in Matthew; 4. Eschatological woes and the coming of the Son of Man; 5. The judgement in Matthew; 6. The fate of the wicked and the fate of the righteous in Matthew; 7. The imminence of the end in Matthew; Summary of Part II; Part III. The Social Setting of the Matthean Community and the Function of Apocalyptic Eschatology in the Gospel of Matthew: 8. The social setting of the Matthean community; 9. The function of apocalyptic eschatology in the gospel of Matthew; Summary of Part III; Conclusions.