Johannes Vortisch
Das unschuldige Blut im Matthäusevangelium
Zur geschichtstheologischen Deutung des Todes Jesu
[The Motif of Innocent Blood in the Gospel of Matthew. On the Historical-Theological Interpretation of Jesus' Death.]
2022. XVI, 469 pages. Published in German.
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Only Matthew's Gospel refers back to the shedding of innocent blood repeatedly attested to in the Scriptures of Israel to interpret the death of Jesus. Johannes Vortisch shows that by using this motif the intertextual references suggest that the destruction of the Temple in 70 AD is understood as a punishment for the crucifixion of Jesus.