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Document Details : Title: De opbouw van Matteüs' evangelie Subtitle: Een nieuw voorstel Author(s): WEREN, Wim Journal: Tijdschrift voor Theologie Volume: 47 Issue: 1 Date: 2007 Pages: 16-41 DOI: 10.2143/TVT.47.1.3203514 Abstract : The weakness of Bacon’s and Kingsbury’s proposals on the macrostructure of Matthew’s gospel is that they depart from rigid caesuras, while a relatively smooth flow of the story is a typical characteristic of its composition. Given the discovery that three refrains cluster the various topographical data, we can distinguish three patterns in Jesus’ travels. Matera’s and Carter’s distinction between kernels and satellites further refine this rather rough structure. Kernels are more aptly thought of as ‘hinge texts’. The following pericopes belong to this category: 4:12-17; 11:2-30; 16:13-28; 21:1-17; 26:1-16. Each marks a turning point in the plot and has a double function: a hinge text is filled out in the subsequent pericopes while still referring to the preceding block. These ‘hinge texts’, more than others, underline the continuity in Matthew’s narrative and should prevent us from focussing too much on alleged caesuras. |
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