Matthew 24-25 as Prophetic-Apocalyptic

Structure, Function, and Eschatology

Kennedy K Ekeocha

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English

Pickwick Publications
10 January 2024

Christianity; New Testaments; Christian theology; Christian leaders & leadership

Despite centuries of scholarly and popular engagement, much confusion still hangs over Jesus' Olivet Discourse. There is no consensus on the nature and meaning of the disciples' question in Matt 24:3. How is the temple's fate related to the parousia or second coming of Jesus? Is the Great Tribulation past, present, or future? Will Christians be raptured to heaven? Should you rather prefer to be ""left behind""? Combining inductive and discourse grammar approaches as bases for literary structure and analysis, this study is a holistic and compelling fresh interpretation of Jesus' eschatological discourse that provides answers to these questions. The author shows that extant interpretive frameworks fail to adequately account for the biblical data. Moreover, and unlike the available treatments, the study sheds light on the discourse's structural and theological function within Matthew's Gospel as a whole and how it coheres with New Testament teaching in general.

By: Kennedy K Ekeocha
Imprint: Pickwick Publications
Country of Publication: United States
Dimensions: Height: 229mm, Width: 152mm, Spine: 21mm
Weight: 653g
ISBN: 9781666783865
ISBN 10: 1666783862
Pages: 362
Publication Date: 10 January 2024
Audience: General/trade , ELT Advanced
Format: Hardback
Publisher's Status: Active

Kennedy K. Ekeocha is lecturer and associate dean for the doctor of ministry program at West Africa Theological Seminary, Lagos, Nigeria. He is an ordained minister of the International Fellowship of Bible Churches USA.

Reviews for Matthew 24-25 as Prophetic-Apocalyptic: Structure, Function, and Eschatology

""Kennedy Ekeocha offers a clear and convincing explanation of Matthew's eschatological discourse, a passage that contains a number of seemingly intractable problems. His interpretation, focusing on a close reading of the passage in its literary and historical contexts and in constant conversation with the history of scholarship, is a model of methodological clarity and expository insight."" --David R. Bauer, professor of inductive biblical studies, Asbury Theological Seminary ""Taking seriously the discourse's concerns with both the temple's destruction and Jesus' future coming, Kennedy Ekeocha engages a vast range of literature. Even by itself, his survey of the history of interpretation and contemporary positions, both regarding the discourse as a whole and its individual elements, will be immensely helpful to all working on this notoriously debated section of Matthew's Gospel."" --Craig S. Keener, professor of biblical studies, Asbury Theological Seminary ""Kennedy Ekeocha provides us with a clear, direct, and sane analysis of Jesus' so-called apocalyptic discourse in Matthew 24-25, which sheds fresh light on this much debated text. Highly recommended."" --Ben Witherington III, professor of New Testament for doctoral studies, Asbury Theological Seminary