Matthew’s anti-Paulinism: A neglected feature of Matthean studies

Abstract

Half a century ago, S G F Brandon argued that the Gospel of Matthew was an anti-Pauline text. Brandon’s case was not especially convincing and his hypothesis was quickly  consigned to the scholarly scrap heap. But  in  recent  times Matthean scholarship has been moving towards a position whereby Brandon’s basic insights can and should be resurrected. This study argues that the view that Matthew was an anti-Pauline text is completely in line with current understandings of this Gospel and its underlying  community, and can be restated in a more detailed and much more convincing fashion.