마태의 기적 내러티브(마 8:1-9:34) 구조와 주제에 대한 연구

A Study of Structure and Theme in Matthew's Miracle Narrative (Matt 8:1-9:34)

The aim of this article is to suggest a structure to understand Matthew s miracle stories (8:1-9:34) and to claim a key and main theme in 9:18- 34 as the experience of the Kingdom of Heaven through “the Son of David.” Dealing with a survey of scholars' suggestions regarding the structure and theme in Matthew 8:1-9:34, I argue that this section consists of three sets of miracle stories (i: 8:1-15; ii: 8:23-9:8; iii: 9:18-34) and two interludes (i: 8:16-17 and 8:18-22; ii: 9:9-13 and 9:14-17). Each set and interlude reveal a theme: 8:1-17 (Christology); 8:18-9:13 (discipleship); 9:14-34 (the experience of the Kingdom through the Son of David). Moreover, though it has been widely held that a main theme in 9:18-34 is “faith” which is actually found in the entire miracle narrative (e.g., 8:10, 26; 9:2; cf. 15:28; 17:20; 21:21; 23:23), more plausible is the view that the third set and climax of the miracle stories focuses on the experience of the Gospel of the Kingdom which is inaugurated by Jesus' messianic acts of compassion. Exploring the debate about the origin and theological meaning of the Son of David (Matt 9:27) and linking to other passages (e.g., 8:17; 9:14-17; 11:5; 12:15-32), this article argues that Jesus' raising a dead girl and healing two blind men and a demoniac (9:18-34) reveal that the good news of the Kingdom (Isa 26:19; 29:18-19; 35:5-6; cf. 61:1) is experienced on earth through the eschatological and messianic healing ministry of the Son of David, the Servant-Shepherd (Isa 53:4a; Ezek 34:23; Pss. Sol. 17:21; T. Sol. 1:14; 5:1, 6; 13:7).