Is the Gospel of Matthew a Christian Text?

Is the Gospel of Matthew a Christian Text?

Dr. Anders Runesson of the University of Oslo, responds:

"While Matthew’s Gospel is included in the Christian canon and we therefore tend to think about this text as 'Christian,' such a designation is, arguably, a misnomer. What developed into the phenomenon we know as mainstream 'Christianity' is a form of non-Jewish religion that did not exist in the first century. A historical reading of Matthew’s Gospel should lead to, in my opinion, designating this text as a first-century Jewish text, regardless of its later reception; after all, few would call the texts included in the Hebrew Bible 'Christian' despite the fact that they were appropriated by Christianity and made part of the Christian canon."

- "Saving the Lost Sheep of the House of Israel: Purity, Forgiveness, and Synagogues in the Gospel of Matthew," Melilah 11 (2014): 21.

This video summarizes Dr. Runesson's historical reading of the Gospel of Matthew and how he places it in its Jewish context.

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