一、对经文的释经式考察 (一)《马太福音》受众的情形《马太福音》写于公元80年前后,地点位于叙利亚地区的一个类似安提阿那样的城市。从时间上来看,它最初的读者主要是父母辈已经受洗的第二代犹太基督徒。对于保罗和第一代基督徒来说,福音的新意以及与犹太会堂保持适当的距离是优先考虑的。按照“马可在先”的理论,可以假设在写作时,《马可福音》在《马太福音》的受 I. Interpretation of the Scriptures (1) The “Matthew” audience The “Matthew” was written in around 80 AD and located in a similar Antioch-like city in Syria. From a time point of view, its initial readership was mainly the second generation of Jewish Christians whose parents were baptized. For Paul and the first generation of Christians, the gospel’s new meaning and the proper distance from synagogues are a priority. According to the theory of “Mark before”, it can be assumed that at the time of writing, “Mark’s Gospel” was accepted in “Matthew”