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The Torn Veil

Matthew's Exposition of the Death of Jesus

  • Paperback
  • 320 pages
  • Publisher: Cambridge University Press
  • 14 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm

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For Christians seeking deeper biblical understanding

Clarifies the meaning of the rending of the veil

You will grasp the profound impact of Jesus' sacrifice

The Torn Veil explores the significance of Christ's death in Matthew's Gospel.

In this 2006 text, Daniel M. Gurtner examines the meaning of the rending of the veil at the death of Jesus in Matthew 27:51a by considering the functions of the veil in the Old Testament and its symbolism in Second Temple and Rabbinic Judaism. Gurtner incorporates these elements into a compositional exegesis of the rending text in Matthew. He concludes that the rending of the veil is an apocalyptic assertion like the opening of heaven revealing, in part, end-time images drawn from Ezekiel 37. Moreover, when the veil is torn Matthew depicts the cessation of its function, articulating the atoning role of Christ's death which gives access to God not simply in the sense of entering the Holy of Holies (as in Hebrews), but in trademark Matthean Emmanuel Christology: 'God with us'. This underscores the significance of Jesus' atoning death in the first gospel.
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  • Title

    The Torn Veil

  • Author

    Daniel M. Gurtner

  • Book Format

    Paperback

  • Publisher

    Cambridge University Press

  • Published

    December 2010

  • Weight

    409g

  • Page Count

    320

  • Dimensions

    14 x 21.6 x 1.9 cm

  • ISBN

    9780521187381

  • ISBN-10

    0521187389

  • Eden Code

    3702866

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