Abstract
It is argued that the Matthean Gospel partially reflects the unstable political and religious situation in which this document originated. Broad outlines are postulated of this probable religious situation. This article presents an investigation of the developments within the broader Jewish society during the time of the New Testament. This implies the investigation of developments within Judaism, which entails some fragmentation of Judaism and a development towards Formative Judaism. The ‘Jesus movement’ (church) and eventually the Matthean community evolved among these developments.
Highlights
Quite some research has been done on the Jewish society of the late second temple period (e.g. Brown 1997; Cohen 2006; Saldarini 1994; Stanton 1992; Wright 2013)
Very little is directly known about the community in which the first Gospel was written,3 though most scholars have agreed that the narrative of Jesus and his disciples reflects, yet partly, the experience of the Matthean community
This entails the investigation of developments within Judaism, and how the ‘Jesus movement’ and eventually the Matthean community6 were involved in these developments
Summary
Quite some research has been done on the Jewish society of the late second temple period (e.g. Brown 1997; Cohen 2006; Saldarini 1994; Stanton 1992; Wright 2013). It seems that a variety of Judaist groups existed in New Testament times, but a movement towards formative Judaism developed after the destruction of the temple.
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