Having laid out a provocative sketch of the blessed life in the opening of the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus then turns to foundational matters. The inward and outward characteristics of the blessed life
At the end of Matthew 4, we learned that Jesus had gathered a huge following as he preached, taught, and performed signs and wonders. Jesus’ residence in Capernaum, in Galilee of the Gentiles, signale
As Matthew introduces us to the beginning of Jesus’ public ministry in Galilee, he presents the core of Jesus’ proclamation in continuity with that of the Messiah’s forerunner, John the Baptist: “Repe
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