From Synagogue to Ecclesia

Matthew's Community at the Crossroads

by Charles E. Carlston and Craig A. Evans

Book cover: From Synagogue to Ecclesia

Extent: 631 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Biblical Studies, Religious Studies

Series: Wissenschaftliche Untersuchungen zum Neuen Testament

Series volume number: 334

Language: English

Hardback (Published)

(September 2014)

ISBN: 9783161518041

6.57 x 9.13 inches

Price: $287.00

In stock

Charles E. Carlston and Craig A. Evans examine in detail five major motifs in the theology of Matthew: Christology, Law, Church, Scripture and Tradition, as well as History and Eschatology. In this study, they reveal a Jewish-Christian author who attempts to mediate the traditions of Judaism and early Christianity in Christian churches in his area that are becoming increasingly composed of former Gentiles.


Charles E. Carlston and Craig A. Evans examine in detail five major motifs in the theology of Matthew: Christology, Law, Church, Scripture and Tradition, as well as History and Eschatology. In this study, they reveal a Jewish-Christian author who attempts to mediate the traditions of Judaism and early Christianity to Christian churches in his area that are becoming increasingly composed of former Gentiles. Diversity then, as now, offers both a challenge and an opportunity. The evangelist, moreover, was faced with rejection by the synagogue and strongly voiced skepticism with regard to the proclamation of Jesus as Israel’s Messiah. To encourage believers and defend the story of Jesus, the evangelist shows how prophetic Scripture and the demands of Torah have been fulfilled. While not all of the specifics of Matthew’s program are immediately usable today, the evangelist offers valuable guidance for the contemporary church in our vastly different historical situation.

  • By (author) Charles E Carlston
  • By (author) Craig A Evans