'While the Bridegroom is with them' —— Marriage, Family, Gender and Violence in the Gospel of Matthew

----- “新郎与他们同在”，马太福音中的婚姻，家庭，性别和暴力

ISBN: 9780567041128 出版年：2005 页码：257 Marianne Blickenstaff Bloomsbury Publishing

ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS ABBREVIATIONS INTRODUCTION I. THE BRIDEGROOM AND VIOLENCE The Deity as Bridegroom or Husband The Bridegroom in Pauline Thought The Bridegroom in Revelation Bridegrooms and Violence as a Literary Trope in Greco-Roman Contexts Violence as a Cultural Foundation for Marriage Conclusion INTRODUCTION TO THE WEDDING PARABLES II. THE PARABLE OF THE WEDDING FEAST (Mt. 22.1-14) Introduction Violence in the Matthean Redaction... The Wedding Banquet The King's Slaves The Call and Refusal The Second Invitation: 'Come to the Feast' The Burned City The Next Group of Guests The Guest without a Wedding Garment Many Are Called but Few are Chosen Conclusion III. THE PARABLE OF THE TEN VIRGINS (Mt. 25.1-13) Introduction Ten Virgins Go to Meet the Bridegroom Wise and Foolish Ten Virgins: the Full Measure Lamps and Oil The Bridegroom's Delay The Cry at Midnight Go Buy for Yourselves The Door 'I Never Knew You' Conclusion IV. THE BRIDEGROOM'S FICTIVE FAMILY Introduction Households in the First Century Voluntary Associations as Fictive Families The Bridegroom's Fictive Family and Disruption of Kinship Bonds The 'Sons of the Bridal Chamber' Joseph as Model for Adoptive Fatherhood Eunuchs for the Kingdom Fatherhood and Motherhood in Matthew 'The Slaughter of the Innocents' and Violence in the Matthean Family Conclusion. V. THE ABSENT BRIDE, ANGELS, AND ANDROGYNY: SEXUALITY IN MATTHEW Introduction The Absent Bride Like the Angels: No Marriage in Heaven One Flesh: the Primordial Androgyne and Sexuality in Matthew Except for Porneia: Marriage and Divorce in Matthew Conclusion CONCLUSION BIBLIOGRAPHY.