A Study on Matthean High Christology - Ontic Christology and Narratival Theophany

Key Points

• The aim is to critically assess the conceptual ambiguities in Bauckham's discussion of divine identity and establish a new interpretive framework in Matthew’s Gospel.
• Conducted a narrative analysis of genealogies and birth narratives in Matthew.
• Critically evaluated existing scholarship on high Christology, particularly Bauckham's model.
• Proposed ontic Christology as an alternative interpretative lens.
• Identified the narrative as a point of divine intrusion into history through genealogies.
• Demonstrated that Jesus' existence represents a manifestation of God's creative and sovereign governance.
• Highlighted that the climax of the narrative culminates in the community's existential reality of divine revelation.

Abstract