024: Jesus Begins (Matt 4:12–17)

Matt 4:12–17

And so it begins.

Jesus begins his ministry in the North. Why?

023: Three trials (Matt 4:1–11)

Matt 4:1–11
Jesus refuses to take the easy way out

022: God is pleased with . . ? (Matt 3:16–17)

After Jesus is baptized, God is pleased 

. . . with what exactly?

(Matt 3:16–17)

021: John is Expecting Something Different (Matt 3:13–15)

Matt 3:13–15

John wants Jesus to take over the ministry and does not want to baptize Jesus.

Jesus has different plans.

020: John Warns of Judgement (Matt 3:7–12)

John the Baptist warns of coming wrath/judgement

Does this fit Matthew's portrayal of Jesus?

019: Validating an Outlier's Perspective (Matt 3:1–6)

Episode 19 (Matt 3:1–6) 

Noting two points:

1. Validating the Outlier Perspective of John the Cleanser (I say "outsider" but "outlier" is probably a more accurate term;

2. Cataloging John's Various Credentials.

 

018: John's Mission (National repentance, Matt 3:1–6)

Part 1 of Matthew chapter 3 John the Baptist calls for national repentance Response is massive

017: Masculinity Studies?

Why poetics of Matthew research is not quite masculinity studies.

Should I remove the term "masculinity" from the name of the podcast?

This question is once more on my mind since I have recently received my first book review by Sébastien Doane.

016: Matthew 2 part 5. Nazareth in Galilee as Refuge

Matthew 2:19–23. 

Jesus grows up in a small town (Nazareth) in Galilee, at a safe distance from Jerusalem. Why?

015: For Her Children. Matthew 2 part 4

Matthew 2:16–18

Herod kills the children. "Rachel" weeps for her children.