What’s Old is New Again: The Importance of the Jewish Scriptures for Matthew’s Gospel
The Candler Foundry in partnership with St. Luke’s UMC.
Course Information
Course Dates: April 24, 1; May 8, 15, 22, 29 (6 sessions)
Course Time: Sundays 6:00 PM - 7:30 PM ET (online)
Course Description
One of the distinctive features of Matthew’s Gospel is the attempt to understand Jesus and his mission through the light cast by Jewish Scriptures. While this can be said broadly of nearly all of early Christianity, among the gospels Matthew makes the strongest effort to demonstrate the continuity with and fulfillment of the Old Testament in Jesus’s life. Over the centuries it has become far too easy for later Christians to read the Old Testament at a distance, being comfortable to pick out a favorite verse here or there, but not truly wrestling with what the Scriptures meant for Jesus and his followers—including us today. This study will use the quotations of the Old Testament that are unique to Matthew’s Gospel as a gateway into re-examining how we as followers of the Messiah should also read and appreciate the holy texts of the earliest Christ followers.
For more information, please email our Coordinator of Courses in the Community Damellys Sacriste at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
Pitts Theology Library Digital Resource Access
All registered participants in the Courses in the Community program have access to select Pitts Theology Library resources. These resources can be used to research topics, authors, or areas of interest from class discussions. Please click on the link below be taken to the library access portal. If you need any assistance, please contact Cristha Edwards, Coordinator of Digital Initiatives, at candlerfoundry@emory.edu.
Access will begin on Sunday, May 1, 2022.
Meet the Instructor: Dr. Zane McGee
PhD Student, Emory University’s Graduate Division of Religion
Zane McGee is a doctoral candidate in New Testament. His dissertation, titled “The Spirit-Educated Children of God” examines the function of childhood imagery in Paul’s letter to the Galatians. While the centrality of descent and inheritance have long been recognized as central to Paul’s argument, Zane argues that the language and rhetoric of the letter as a whole casts the Galatians as immature children in need of proper maturation. His research has been shared at national conferences, such as AAR-SBL and the Society for Classical Studies, as well as a number of regional and specialized meetings. Prior to his doctoral studies, Zane lived in Brazil working as a church planter and continues to be actively involved with the life of the church stateside. Zane received his MTS from Candler School of Theology at Emory University, his MS from Lubbock Christian University, and his BA from Oklahoma Christian University.
If you have any questions about the course, please feel free to reach out to Janine at zane.mcgee@emory.edu.
