Summary of Matthew 25:1-13 10 virgins: 5 were wise 5 were fools Bridegroom: Christ Bridegroom preparation: they would light the pathway to the door when he was coming to the house the night of the wedding. When the five virgins were not prepared, they asked for oil but they were refused and advised to go… Continue reading →
The Matthean Gospel was written in a social context where the Jewish community was still under oppression by the Romans and this relatively new emerging following of Jesus was beginning to fade. The followers of Jesus were a marginalized group and caused tension even between various sects of Judaism, most notably the Pharisees. Matthew’s portrayal… Continue reading →
Matthew 22:1-4. Parable of the Wedding Banquet. Explain what you think the following symbols represent: King/Person: I believe that the King represents God and the person represents us has his children. Son/ Servant: The Son represents new believers and followers of Christ and the Servant represents those who are called to bring people to Christ.… Continue reading →
Before digging into the contextual nuances of the three related Gospel stories, we need to first look at the parable as a whole. The Wedding/Great Banquet parable originates form the Q source and is later modified by the Lukan, Matthean, and Gospel of Thomas authors. Each author modifies this particular story according to their particular… Continue reading →
The parables found in Matthew are very interesting when compared to Mark. For one, there are significantly more parables in the book of Matthew than in Mark. Matthew is known to go into much more detail and write in more detail than Mark, and that comes out in full in chapter 13. There are several… Continue reading →
Matthew’s addition of the parable of the weeds is an expansion of Mk 4:26-29. Mark’s parable about seeds explains to those how the kingdom of God is interpreted in a simple way. We are born, seeds our sown. The seeds would sprout and grow, he does not know how; this is talking about the miraculous… Continue reading →
