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Matthew
26:14 - 27:66
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(December 0708)
 | Reading the Text:
 |
NRSV (with link to Anglicized NRSV) at Oremus Bible
Browser. |
|
The Bible Gateway: NIV, NASB, CEV, The Message, KJV, etc. |
| The Blue Letter Bible.
KJV, alternate versions, Greek text with concordance, commentaries. Chapter 27 |
| The World
Wide Study Bible includes commentary (Matthew Henry, Wesley's Notes, Geneva Notes,
etc) & sermons. Chapter 27 |
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| Historical References, Commentary and
Comparative Texts:
| The
Five Gospels Parallels, John W. Marshall, University of Toronto. |
| Comparative World Scriptures from United Communities
of Spirit.
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| Comparative primary texts, at Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the World of
Jesus, Rutgers University:
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|
Insurrection in the
City under Pilate: New Testament Parallels to the Works of Josephus. From G.J.
Goldberg's Flavius Josephus Home Page.
(Some of these "parallels" are speculative.) |
| Primary texts (Pseudepigrapha, Targum, Midrash, Targum) about Messainic Expectation from
(Rutgers University Dept of Religion) Mahlon H. Smith's Into His Own: Perspective on the
World of Jesus companion to the historical study of Christian texts. |
|
"Crucifixion of Jesus,"
"Supper & Eucharist,"
"Peter's Betrayal Foretold,"
"Descent Into Hell,"
"Temple and Jesus," The Jesus Database, an online annotated inventory of
the traditions concerning the life and teachings of Jesus. Dr. Gregory C.
Jenks, FaithFutures Foundation. |
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Chapter XLVI of
The First Epistle to the Corinthians,
Clement of Rome (ca.
96). |
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Chapter IX, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Magnesians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110). |
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Chapter IX, The
Epistle of Ignatius to the Trallians,
Ignatius of Antioch (c. 110).
(Longer Version - 4th cent interpolation) |
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Chapter VII, The
Epistle of Polycarp to the Philippians,
Polycarp of Smyrna (c. 120). |
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Vision IV.2, Shepherd
of
Hermas.
(c.145) |
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XLIV.7-8, 38;
XLV.8, 12-13,
15-16, 23-25;
XLVIII.3, 5-6,
10-13, 15, 19, 21-23, 25, 27, 33, 37-39, 41, 43, 55;
XLIX.9-10, 13,
20-21, 23, 25, 28, 33-34, 36-37, 39, 41, 45;
L.16-22, 27-31,
37-39, 41-42;
LI.4-5, 7-14,
16-17, 27, 30, 35-40, 43, 52, 54;
LII.2, 5, 8-12,
22-23, 30, 35, 40-44; Tatian's
Diatessaron
(c. 150-160). |
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Chapter XIV, The
Martyrdom of Polycarp (ca. 156). |
|
The Gospel According to Peter |
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Chapter XCIX,
Dialogue With Trypho,
Justin
Martyr. (c 160) |
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I.VIII.2,
II.XX.5,
III.XXII.2,
IV.XVII.5,
IV.XX.9,
IV.XXVIII.1,
V.IX.2,
V.XXXIII.1,
V.XXXV.2, Adversus
Haereses,
Irenaeus of Lyons.
(c. 180) |
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Chapter IV,
Ad Martyras,
Tertullian (c.197) |
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Chapter
IX,
Chapter
XX, On Baptism,
Tertullian
(c. 198) |
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Chapter VIII,
Chapter X,
Chapter XIII,
Adversus Judaeos,
Tertullian (c.
198) |
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Chapter
VI,
Chapter
VIII, On Prayer,
Tertullian
(c. 199) |
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II.2,
II.8, Paedagogus,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200)
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III.18,
IV.7,
VI.6, Stromata,
Clement of Alexandria (c 200) |
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Chapter XIII,
On Patience,
Tertullian (c.
202) |
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I.4,
To His Wife, Tertullian (c. 206) |
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II.15, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 208) |
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Chapter XVII,
On the Soul,
Tertullian (c.
210) |
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IV.40, Against
Marcion,
Tertullian
(c. 210) |
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Chapter XIX, On
Idolatry,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Chapter XIV, De
Corona,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Chapter IX,
Chapter XIII,
On the Flesh of Christ,
Tertullian (c.
211) |
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Chapter
XVIII, On the Resurrection of the Flesh,
Tertullian
(c. 211) |
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Concerning
Flight in Persecution (paragraph 8)
Tertullian (c.
212) |
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Chapter
XVI,
Chapter
XXV,
Chapter
XXVI,
Chapter
XXX, Against Praxeas,
Tertullian
(c. 213) |
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Chapter
VIII,
Chapter
XIV, On Monogamy,
Tertullian
(c. 215) |
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Chapter
XI, On Modesty,
Tertullian
(c. 217) |
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II.VI.2,
II.VIII.4,
II.XI.2,
III.II.4, First
Principles (De Principiis),
Origen.
(c.225) |
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V.III, The
Refutation of all Heresies (Philosophumena),
Hippolytus of Rome.
(c. 225) |
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IV.Summary.31,
First Principles (De Principiis),
Origen /
Rufinus (c.230) |
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I.Preface.1, 2,
II.IX,
II.X,
II.XI,
II.XX,
II.XXIV,
II.XXXIII,
II.XXXIV,
II.XXXVI,
II.LXIV,
II.LXIX,
III.XXXII,
VII.LV, Against
Celsus,
Origen (c. 246) |
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On the
Lord's Prayer --
Cyprian
of Carthage (c. 252) |
|
Epistle LXII
--
Cyprian of Carthage (c.
253) |
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On Jealousy and
Envy,
Cyprian of
Carthage (c. 256) |
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II.23, Ecclesiastical
History, Eusebius of Caesarea, (c. 320). |
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Part 22,
Part 56,
On the Incarnation of the Word,
Athanasius of Alexandria, c. 318. |
| Homilies on the Gospel of St. Matthew, St.
Chrysostom (c. 380)
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| From the
Catena
Aurea, Patristic Commentary by St Thomas Aquinas.
Chapter
27 |
| From the Geneva Notes.
(1599) Chapter 27 |
| From
Matthew
Henry's Commentary.
Chapter 27 |
| From
Wesley's
Notes.
Chapter
27 |
| Simon the Cyrenian,
sermon by Henry Mevill, 1843.
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| From the
Commentary on the Whole Bible
(Jamieson, Fausset and Brown, 1871).
Chapter 27 |
| "Let
Him Deliver Him Now; Matthew 27:43," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1888. |
| "The
Rent Veil; Matthew 27:50,51; Hebrews 10:19,20," Charles H. Spurgeon,
1888. |
| "Lama
Sabachthani? Matthew 27:46," Charles H. spurgeon, 1890. |
| From The People's
New Testament, B.W. Johnson, 1891. Chapter 27 |
| "Exposition
of Mt 26:26-30, 1 Co 11:20-34," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1892. |
| "Our
Lord's Solemn Enquiry; Matthew 27:46," Charles H. Spurgeon, 1916. |
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| Contemporary Commentary, Studies, and Exegesis:
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Comments
(commentary) and
Clippings
(technical notes for in-depth study), Chris Haslam, Anglican
Diocese of Montreal. |
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"First
Thoughts on Year A Gospel Passages in the Lectionary:
Passion Sunday,"
William Loader, Murdoch University, Uniting Church in Australia.
 | "The killing of love, the killing
of Jesus, becomes the would-be killing of God. It is paradigmatic for all
time." |
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"Exegetical Considerations: Sunday of the Passion,"
Richard Carlson, Lutheran Theological Seminary at Gettysburg, Using Greek
for Sunday Text Preparations.
| "What does the name 'Barabbas'
literally mean, and how does that related to Jesus’ true identity in
Matthew?" |
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Exegetical Notes by Brian Stoffregen at CrossMarks Christian
Resources.
| "Can we equate the religious
leaders with the Law -- which does not have the power to forgive, and
the Christian community which has been given the power to forgive? And
Judas went to the wrong one for forgiveness." |
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"The
Parallel Universe of the Passion of Jesus,"
The Journey with Jesus: Notes to Myself, Daniel B. Clendenin, Journey
with Jesus Foundation, 2008.
| "On Palm Sunday
Jesus invites us to join his subversive counter-procession that
leads to a sort of parallel universe. But he calls us not to just
any subversion, subversion for its own sake, or to some new and
improved political agenda. Christian subversion takes as its model
Jesus himself." |
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Gospel Analysis, Sermons from
Seattle, Mark's Gospel and Parallels Pastor Edward F. Markquart, Grace Lutheran Church, Seattle,
Washington. Detailed background and exegesis:
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Theological Themes, Arun W. Jones, Lectionary Homiletics
sample.
| "The passion narrative is not a horrible but
avoidable interlude between the ministry of Jesus and his
resurrection: it is the horrible but necessary means chosen by God
for the salvation of the world." |
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Lectionary
Commentary and Preaching Paths (Lent A6), by Jirair Tashjian, at The
Christian Resource Institute.
| "When the life of the
Son of God is snuffed out, it is then that God speaks. He speaks loud
and clear. He speaks not in vengeance, counter-attack and destruction.
God does not kill Pilate, the Roman soldiers, the high priests and the
passers-by. Instead, he splits a curtain and makes himself open and
available. He splits rocks, gives the world a shake, opens tombs and
lets his saints out of their graves. It is at that point that the Roman
soldiers realize how pitiful and puny they are and all their bravado
melts and they gasp, "Truly this man was God’s Son!" God
acts in strange ways." |
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"The Gospel of Matthew and the Passion of Jesus: Theological and Pastoral
Perspectives," Donald Senior, Word & World: Theology for Christian
Ministry, Volume XVIII, Number 4, Luther Northwestern Theological
School, 1998. |
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"The Judas Chromosome,"
Craig Barnes, The Christian Century, 2002. Religion Online.
| "Judas portrays the tragic story of a
fall from the heights to the depths. It is a fall that all of us will
make sooner or later. But the greatest tragedy was that Judas was not at
the cross to hear Jesus say, 'Father, forgive . . .'" |
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"The End Is Life," Frederick Buechner, from The Magnificent
Defeat.
Excerpted by permission at Bruderhof Communities. (Archived) |
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"'Now I know,' An Exposition of Genesis 22:1-19 and Matthew 26:36-46,"
James L Mays, Theology Today, 2002.
| "Twice in the biblical story, the purpose of God for
the world depends decisively on the obedience of faith. When Abraham
binds Isaac on Moriah's mountain and when Jesus prays, "Not my will, but
yours" in Gethsemane's garden, something crucial happens for the course
of God's way with the rest of us." |
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"The
Passion of Christ," Rev. Bryan Findlayson, Lectionary Bible
Studies and Sermons, Pumpkin Cottage Ministry Resources. Includes detailed
textual notes. |
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"Humiliation
and Hope," Larry Broding's Word-Sunday.Com: A Catholic
Resource for This Sunday's Gospel. Adult Study, Children's Story, Family
Activity, Support Materials.
| "Why do we try to be humble,
but revile humiliation?" |
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| Commentary by Donald Senior, C.P.:
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| "In
the Garden of Jesus' Agony," Derke P. Bergsma, in Kerux: The
Online Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed) |
| "The
Sweetness of the Cup," Philip G. Ryken, in Kerux: The Online
Journal of Biblical Theology (Reformed) |
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| Articles & Background:
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"Plot to Kill Jesus,"
"Last Supper,"
"Peter's Denial,"
"Arrest of Jesus,"
"Sanhedrin
Trial of Jesus,"
"Pilate in the Canonical Gospel Accounts,"
"Herod Antipas,"
"Death and Resurrection of Jesus,"
"Joseph of
Arimathea," wikipedia. |
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"Pilate the
Villain: An Alternative Reading of Matthew's Portrayal of Pilate,"
Callie Callon, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2006. |
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"'Saving Judas' - A Social Scientific Approach to Judas's Suicide in Matthew
27:3-10," David A. Reed, Biblical Theology Bulletin, 2005.
| "This article examines Judas's suicide, reported in
Matthew 27:3-10. Through the use of cross-cultural analysis with the Gainj
of New Zealand, it argues that Judas's suicide is not a shameful act, but
is an honorable one that atones for Judas's 'sin' of betraying Jesus's
innocent blood." |
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| "A
Mishnaic Commentary on Matthew 26.29 and 39," Daniel B.
Wallace, Professor of New Testament Studies, Dallas Theological
Seminary.
| "...since the fourth cup
pictured ultimately Christ’s earthly reign he postponed the symbol
to correspond with his postponing the reality." |
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"The
Biography of the Betrayer," at the Biblical
Studies Foundation.
| "For us the person of Judas is a
warning of the danger and the destruction of unbelief." |
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| "The
Jesus Papyrus - Five Years On," J.K. Elliott.
| "Although some
individual manuscripts of the New Testament in Greek (whatever their
date) can sometimes yield unusual variants, errors and occasional
glosses - as is the case in all literature whose preservation was
dependent on the vagaries of the scribes' competence - this particular
scrap of Matthew is consistent with and agrees with the same wording
known from countless other manuscripts which contain these verses. This
manuscript tells us nothing different from the text known from other
sources." |
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| Articles in
ATLAS Journals. (Direct link when you are
subscribed and logged in to
ATLASerials online collection of Religion and Theology Journals.):
| Aagaard, Anna Maria, "Doing God's
Will: Matthew 26:36-46," International Review of Mission, 1988.
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| Allison, Dale C., Jr., "Anticipating
the Passion: The Literary Reach of Matthew 26:47 - 27:56," Catholic
Biblical Quarterly, 1994.
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| Barnes, Craig, "The Judas
Chromosome," The Christian Century, 2002.
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| Barrick, W. Boyd, "The Rich Man from
Arimathea (Matt 27:57-60) and 1QISA," Journal of Biblical Literature,
1977.
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| Berg, Laurna L.,
"The Illegalities of Jesus' Religious and Civil Trials," Bibliotheca
Sacra, 2004.
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| Brown, Raymond E.,
"The Passion According to Matthew," Worship, 1984.
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| Brumberg-Kraus,
Jonathan,
"'Not by Bread Alone...': The Ritualization of Food and Table Talk in the
Passover Seder and in the Last Supper," Semeia, 1999.
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| Cheney, Emily, "The Mother of the
Sons of Zebedee (Matthew 27.56)," Journal for the Study of the New
Testament, 1997.
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| Crossan, Dominic M., O.S.M.,
"Anti-Semitism and the Gospel," Theological Studies, 1965.
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| Daniel, F. Harry, "Where Is God?
Matthew's Passion Narrative and the Triune God," Journal for
Preachers, 2001.
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| Davis, Mark,
"Between Text & Sermon, Matthew 27:56-66," Interpretation, 2006.
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| Dodson, Derek S., "Dreams, the Ancient Novels, and
the Gospel of Matthew: An Intertextual Study," Perspectives in
Religious Studies, 2002.
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| Donaldson, Terence L., "The Mockers
and the Son of God (Matthew 27.37-44): Two Characters in Matthew's Story
of Jesus," Journal for the Study of the New Testament, 1991.
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| Fitzmeyer, Joseph A., S.J.,
"Anti-Semitism and the Cry of 'All the People,'" Theological Studies,
1965.
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| Gerhardsson, Birger, "Confession and
Denial Before Men: Observations on Matt 26:57-27:2," Journal for the
Study of the New Testament, 1981.
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| Goulder, Michael, "Two Significant
Minor Agreements (Mat. 4:13 Par.; Mat 26:67-68 Par.)," Novum
Testamentum, 2003.
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| Green, Joel B.,
"The Death of Jesus and the Ways of God: Jesus and the Gospels on Messianic
Status and Shameful Suffering," Interpretation, 1998.
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| Groves, Richard, "'His Blood Be on Us': Matthew
27:15-26," Review & Expositor, 2006.
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| Gurtner, Daniel M.,
"LXX Syntax and the Identity of the NT Veil," Novum Testamentum,
2005.
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| Gurtner, Daniel M., "The Veil of the
Temple in History and Legend," Journal of the Evangelical Theological
Society, 2006.
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| Hamilton, Catherine Sider, "'His
Blood Be upon Us': Innocent Blood and the Death of Jesus in Matthew,"
Catholic Biblical Quarterly, 2008.
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| Harrington, Daniel J., S.J.,
"Problems and Opportunities in Matthew's Gospel," Currents in
Theology and Mission, 2007. See entire issue of
Currents in Theology and Mission 34, image focus on Matthew's
gospel.
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| Heil, John Paul, "The Blood of Jesus
in Matthew: A Narrative-Critical Perspective," Perspectives in
Religious Studies, 1991.
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