An analysis of historicity applied to the text of Matthew 5.17-20: A discussion about Jesus and the Torah

Abstract

The research about the historical Jesus causes curiosity, but requires academic rigor verification to be accepted. In this article, the criteria of historicity developed by Third Quest on the pericope of Matthew 5.17-20 shall be applied to verify the authencity of the saying and then, maybe catch a glimpse of the relationship between Jesus and Torah.

Keywords

Historical Jesus – Gospel of Matthew – Torah – Formative Judaism – Palestinian Chistianism

Marcelo da Silva Carneiro is a Pastor in the Lins-R.J. Methodist Church, course coordinator and New Testament professor at the Faculty of Theology César Dacorso Filho, Centro Universitário Bennett, RJ. Eletronic address: prmscarneiro@yahoo.com.br