La christologie de Matthieu à la croisée des chemins

Comment l’identite narrative de Jesus se decline-t-elle dans l’evangile selon Matthieu? La question est traitee en quatre etapes, a commencer par un examen de l’impact christologique des limites du recit mattheen (commencement et finale). Dans un deuxieme temps, l’attention se porte sur le developpement de l’intrigue de resolution et, en troisieme lieu, sur l’intrigue de revelation. En finale, une reflexion est proposee sur la christologie de Mt a la croisee des chemins. L’hypothese est que la redaction de Mt s’inscrit sous le signe d’une double marginalite: celle d’une communaute chretienne vivant a l’interieur du monde juif dont elle fait toujours partie, mais avec laquelle les tensions vont croissant; celle aussi d’une communaute judeo-chretienne qui peine a se positionner au sein d’un christianisme de plus en plus tourne vers les paiens. Du coup, le Jesus presente par Mt est moins enigmatique que celui de Mc; il est plus clairement defini et son autorite est plus affirmee.// What are the varieties of the narrative identity of Jesus in the Gospel of Matthew? The question is treated in four stages, starting with the Christological impact of the limits of the Matthean narrative (beginning and finale). In a second section, attention is given to the development of the plot of resolution, thirdly to the plot of revelation. Finally a reflection is proposed on the Christology of Mt at the crossroads. The hypothesis given is that the redaction of Mt took place under the sign of a double marginality: that of a Christian community living within the Jewish world of which it was still part but with which there were increasing tensions, also that of a Jewish-Christian community which had more and more difficulties of situating itself within a Christianity which was more and more orientated towards the pagans. As a result, the Jesus presented by Mt is less enigmatic than that of Mk, he is more clearly defined and his authority is more strongly asserted.