
Treasure
2,059 total views
2,059 total views The “book of parables” (Mt 13) ends with three short parables, all exclusively Matthean. They are drawn from the everyday experience of three

2,059 total views
2,059 total views The “book of parables” (Mt 13) ends with three short parables, all exclusively Matthean. They are drawn from the everyday experience of three

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1,694 total views The parable of the sower is followed by other three parables drawing on images common to the Palestinian culture to portray the reign

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1,412 total views Chapter 13 of the gospel of St. Matthew is called the “book of the parables” because of the way Jesus preaches and the

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1,442 total views The noun “zygos” (ζυγός) is figuratively understood as “yoke” throughout all six occurrences in NT (Mt 11:29, 30; Acts 15:10; Gal 5:1; 1

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860 total views It must be shocking for Jesus’ audience to hear the first verse of the gospel today (Mt 10:37-42): ‘Anyone who loves father or

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852 total views After summoning the twelve, commissioning and instructing them, (Mt 10:1-15), Jesus was so forthright to tell them what their mission would entail- future

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915 total views The gospel reading today (Mt 9:36-10:8) shows the movement of Jesus’ mission, from his self-presentation in word and deed (Mt 5-9) to commissioning