Tag: gospel of Matthew
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Studying Matthew 26 17-30
What do we think of when we think of “the Last Supper”? Whatever it is, it is probably less than Matthew packed into his account of the event. The text we are studying for Sunday, April 10 – Matthew 26:17-30 – is packed with significant symbols and ambiguities and, we will probably find, personal meaning.…
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Studying Matthew 8 23-27
We are studying Matthew 8:23-27 for Sunday, June 13. This is the short episode in Matthew’s gospel where Jesus “stills the storm.” [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are my notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This story is found in Mark (Mark 4:35-41) and Luke (Luke 8:22-25), but we’re reading it…
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Reflecting on Matthew 3 1-12
We are studying Matthew 3:1-12 for Sunday, December 27 – studying, that is, when we are not preoccupied with whatever Christmas plans we are carrying out this week. [Some notes on the text are here.] Here are a few questions that might help us think about the text: John the Baptist seems to have been…
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Studying Matthew 3 1-12
We are studying Matthew 3:1-12 for Sunday, December 27 – studying, that is, when we are not preoccupied with whatever Christmas plans we are carrying out this week. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are a few belated notes on our text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: Our text this week is the next episode…
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Reflecting on Matthew 2 7-15
We are studying Matthew 2:7-15 for Sunday, December 20, which is part of the nativity story as told in the gospel of Matthew. Some notes on the text are here (and here). Here are some questions we might want to consider or discuss in class: We might want to think about the way “calling” is…
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Studying Matthew 2 7-15
We are studying Matthew 2:7-15 for Sunday, December 20; this is the part of Matthew’s story of Jesus’s birth, in which the wise men arrive in Bethlehem. [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are a few notes on this text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: We are still in the opening of Matthew’s gospel. As…
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Studying Matthew 1 18-25
The story of the annunciation to Joseph in the gospel of Matthew, Matthew 1:18-25, is our text for Sunday, December 13 (Second Sunday in Advent). [Some questions on the text are here.] Here are some notes on that text: BACKGROUND AND CONTEXT: This text comes immediately after the text we studied last week, Matthew’s genealogy…
Matters of Interpretation 