RELG 307 Lecture Notes - Lecture 25: Pharisees, Messianic Secret, Beatitudes
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Gospel of matthew=gospel of higher righteousness: directed toward jesus" audience in galilee. When q reached antioch, it was combined with teachings of paul. Do so quietly by yourself: section 29 on prayer. The man went out and spoke freely to spread the news. Gospel john chapter 4: formula quotations. Moses and jesus comparing sayings: jesus" mission was oriented toward israel. Luke adds woes to it as well: section 63. Woman with costly ointment who anoints jesus: everything is in parables so that they may not understand. Matthew does not believe this: jesus doesn"t call their blindness, he speaks in parables because these people are a lost cause for understanding, section 93. Luke and matthew follow mark by inducing allegory. Translation of the parable of the sower into language of later church: substitute idea of seeds for the word and sewer as the preacher, soil represents condition of human hearts.
