Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
This podcast takes a journey through the Gospel of Matthew, unpacking its story of Jesus as a peasant leader of a nonviolent movement for a new society that he calls “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Each episode explores literary, cultural and historical context, passage by passage.
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Special Episode: A Message For Our Apocalyptic Times; A Reflection on Matthew 24 and 25
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Bert Newton
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In this episode, I review the work that I did in episodes 59-61 on chapters 24-25 of Matthew, often referred to as "The Little Apocalypse." I reflect on this sermon by Jesus in these chapters during a time when the world as we know it may be coming to an end, i.e. the world in which the U.S. is the dominant hegemon. What is the message for us from these chapters? What was the message for its original audience in the late first century when Israel had been almost completely destroyed by Rome? I hope this review both clarifies the work the I did in episodes 59-61 and also helps us apply it to today's situation.