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In this informative guide, John K. Riches concentrates on the literary origins, character, and history of Matthew’s Gospel. He is interested in oral traditions and the way truth is conveyed, the theological positions adopted by Matthew, the Gospel author’s Christology, and the reception of Matthew’s Gospel in the early church.

discussion of the rest of the Gospel is undeniably impressive. At the end of his treatment, Allison summarizes his findings as follows (New Moses, pp. 267–70). The Moses typology is one theme among many, a main branch rather than the trunk itself. It is especially strong in the Infancy narratives and the Sermon on the Mount and generally shapes chs. 1–7 with the infancy, crossing of the water at baptism, temptation in the wilderness, and law-giving. Subsequently there are important further allusions
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