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OPEN THREAD: Through the #Bible in a Year.
Like many, I’m on my way through Matthew.
A few things I’ve noticed so far which I might not have noticed in a translation.
Please add observations as and when they occur to you.
#MutualEncouragement
Like many, I’m on my way through Matthew.
A few things I’ve noticed so far which I might not have noticed in a translation.
Please add observations as and when they occur to you.
#MutualEncouragement
Joseph seeks to divorce Mary ‘quietly’ (λάθρα);
Herod summons the wise men ‘secretly’ (λάθρα) (1.19, 2.7).
Similar manners of behaviour, but v. different motives.
Joseph wants to protect Mary’s dignity; Herod wants to protect his claim to the throne.
Herod summons the wise men ‘secretly’ (λάθρα) (1.19, 2.7).
Similar manners of behaviour, but v. different motives.
Joseph wants to protect Mary’s dignity; Herod wants to protect his claim to the throne.
The wise men ‘opened’ (ἀνοίγω) their ‘treasures’ and gave Jesus an earthly gift (2.11);
God ‘opened’ (ἀνοίγω) the heavens and gave Jesus a heavenly gift (the Spirit: 3.16).
Matthew will have more to say on what people bring forth from their ‘treasur(i)es’ later on.
God ‘opened’ (ἀνοίγω) the heavens and gave Jesus a heavenly gift (the Spirit: 3.16).
Matthew will have more to say on what people bring forth from their ‘treasur(i)es’ later on.
