Tag: Joseph

• “Safe Space”

  

  Why would Matthew put this story of death and destruction and displacement right at the beginning of this gospel? Maybe to remind us …

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  January 2, 2023

  Sermons

  ethics, humanity, intertextuality, Joseph, kindness, Matthew 2:13-23, resistance

• 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…

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  December 9, 2020

  Text of the Week – Notes

  Bible study, gospel of Matthew, Jesus, Joseph, Matthew 1:18-25, reading the Bible