In a 2009 article in Biblica , Brandon D. Crowe argues that the phrase “that which is conceived in her is of the Holy Spirit” in Matthew 1 alludes back to Deuteronomy 32:18. In the LXX of the Song of Moses, the verb gennao is used to describe “God’s begetting of Israel, his . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew 28 1 Now after the Sabbath, as the first day of the week began to dawn, Mary Magdalene and the other Mary came to see the tomb. 2 And behold, there was a great earthquake; for an angel of the Lord descended from heaven, and came and rolled back the stone from the door, and sat on it. 3 His . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew 11:25-27 is mainly organized as a chiasm: A. Father hides and reveals as is well-pleasing, vv 25-26 B. Father gives all to the Son, v 27a C. No one knows Son, v 27b D. except the Father, v 27c D’. No one knows Father, v 27d C’. except the Son, v 27e A’. Son reveals as He . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew’s quotation of Isaiah 53:4 in 8:17 is not from the LXX. It is either Matthew’s own translation, or a quotation from another Greek translation that is no longer extant. Matthew’s quotation is closer to the Hebrew than the LXX, but according to Davies and Allison, Matthew . . . . Continue Reading »
In his essay on the hemorrhaging woman (Matthew 10) in The Social Setting of Jesus and the Gospels , Stuart Love points out that in Matthew Jesus addresses only two women with a gendered word, as “daughter” or “woman.” The first is the woman with the 12-year flow of blood, a . . . . Continue Reading »
Jerome Neyrey ( Honor and Shame in the Gospel of Matthew ) argues that Jesus’ cry from Psalm 22 on the cross is not a cry of despair or anguish. It is a lament-complaint. Jesus went to the cross trusting that His Father will honor His faithfulness and obedience. The cry . . . . Continue Reading »
Matthew’s account of the cry of dereliction follows a chiastic structure: A. Jesus cries Psalm 22, 27:46 B. He falls for Elijah, 27:47 C. Sponge soaked in wine, drink; 27:48 B’. See whether Elijah comes, 27:49 A’. Cried again and gave Spirit, 27:50 There are a number of . . . . Continue Reading »
Jesus’ conversation with the disciples at Caesarea Philippi in Matthew 16:13-28 includes eight statements, alternating between Jesus and the disciples: 1. Jesus asks who people think he is 2. Disciples: various answers 3. Jesus: Who do you think I am? 4. Peter’s confession 5. . . . . Continue Reading »
The episode where the disciples fail to bring bread along with them (Matthew 16:5-12) is organized in parallel: A.Disciples forget bread (“take”) B. Jesus: warnings of Pharisees and Sadducees C. Disciples think it’s because they lack bread A’. Jesus asks them about the two . . . . Continue Reading »
The word “evening” ( opsios ) is used seven times in Matthew’s gospel. Before we look at the details, we suspect that seven evenings prepare for the dawning of a new day, an eighth day that is the beginning of a new week. What are the seven evenings? 1. At evening, they . . . . Continue Reading »
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