Matthew 8 20 Hermeneia Series

Contents
Matthew 8–20
■ Commentary
I Prelude (1:1–4:22) vol. 1
II Jesus’ Activity in Israel in Word and Deed (4:23—11:30) vol. 1
Foreword to Hermeneia xi
Reference Codes xiii
1. Sources and Abbreviations xiii
2. Text-Critical Sigla xix
2. Short Titles of Commentaries, Studies, and Articles Often Cited xix
Editor\'s Note xxxvii
A The Sermon on the Mount (5–7) vol. 1
B Jesus’ Miracles in Israel (8:1—9:35) 1
1 Jesus Heals in Israel (8:1-17) 4
1.1 Jesus Heals a Leper (8:1-4) 5
1.2 The Faith of the Centurion of Capernaum (8:5-13) 8
1.3 Jesus Heals Peter’s Mother-in-Law and Many Sick
People (8:14-17) 13
2 To the Other Side of the Lake (8:18—9:1) 15
2.1 Following Jesus into the Storm (8:18-27) 15
2.2 The Two Demoniacs in Gadara (8:28—9:1) 23
3 The Conf lict with Israel’s Leaders (9:2-17) 26
3.1 The Son of Man Forgives Sins (9:2-8) 26
3.2 Jesus’ Mercy on the Tax Collectors (9:9-13) 31
3.3 The Bridegroom (9:14-17) 36
4 Concluding Miracles of Jesus (9:18-34) 39
4.1 The Ruler’s Daughter and the Hemorrhaging Woman
(9:18-26) 40
4.2 The Two Blind Men (9:27-31) 46
4.3 The Healing of a Dumb Demoniac (9:32-34) 50
Concluding Summary Report (9:35) 51
The Miracles of Israel’s Messiah 52
On the Meaning of the Matthean Miracle Stories Today 55
C The Disciples Discourse (9:36—11:1) 59
1 Introduction (9:36—10:5a) 64
1.1 The Task: The People’s Suffering (9:36-38) 64
1.2 The Commissioned (10:1-5a) 66
2 Jesus Sends the Disciples to Israel (10:5b-23) 70
2.1 The Mission (10:5b-15) 70
2.2 The Persecution of the Disciples (10:16-23) 84
3 The Suffering of the Disciples in Following Jesus (10:24-42) 95
3.1 As the Master, so the Disciples (10:24-25) 95
3.2 Proclamation Without Fear (10:26-33) 98
3.3 Division of Families and Cross (10:34-39) 107
3.4 Hospitality for the Disciples (10:40-42) 119
4 Conclusion of the Disciples Discourse (11:1) 123
The Basic Message of the Disciples Discourse 124
Ref lections on the Meaning of the Disciples
Discourse Today 125
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D Transition: Israel’s Crisis Deepens (11:2-30) 129
1 Jesus and John the Baptist (11:2-19) 130
1.1 The Baptist’s Inquiry (11:2-6) 130
1.2 Elijah Returned and His Call to Decision (11:7-15) 136
1.3 This Stubborn Generation (11:16-19) 145
2 The Appeal to Israel: Judgment and Invitation (11:20-30) 151
2.1 Woes on the Cities of Israel (11:20-24) 151
2.2 The Son’s Invitation to the Toiling and Heavy-Laden
(11:25-30) 155
A The Conf lict with the Pharisees (12:1-50) 178
1 The Sabbath of Jesus (12:1-21) 178
1.1 The Disciples Are Hungry on the Sabbath (12:1-8) 178
1.2 The Healing of a Disabled Man on the Sabbath
(12:9-14) 186
1.3 The Healing Son of God (12:15-21) 190
2 The First Reckoning with the Pharisees (12:22-50) 197
2.1 Beelzebul and God’s Spirit (12:22-37) 197
2.2 The Sign of Jonah and the Return of the Demons
(12:38-45) 213
2.3 Jesus’ True Family (12:46-50) 224
B The Parables Discourse (13:1-53) 228
1 Introduction (13:1-3a) 233
2 The Discourse to the People (13:3b-35) 235
2.1 The Seed in the Fourfold Field: On Understanding
the Parables (13:3b-23) 235
2.2 The Tares in the Wheat Field (13:24-30) 252
2.3 Mustard Seed and Leaven (13:31-33) 257
2.4 Conclusion of the Public Discourse (13:34-35) 265
3 The Discourse to the Disciples (13:36-52) 267
3.1 The Interpretation of the Story of the Tares (13:36-43) 267
3.2 Of the Treasure in the Field and of the Pearl (13:44-46) 275
3.3 On the Dragnet (13:47-50) 281
3.4 Conclusion: On the Understanding Scribe (13:51-52) 285
Basic Message of the Parables Discourse 295
On the Meaning of the Parables Discourse Today 295
C Jesus’ Withdrawal from Israel and the Origin of the Church
(13:53—16:20) 299
1 The Murder of John and the First Withdrawal of Jesus
(13:53—14:33) 301
1.1 Jesus Teaches in Nazareth (13:53-58) 301
1.2 The Death of John the Baptist (14:1-12) 305
1.3 The Feeding of the Five Thousand (14:13-21) 310
1.4 Jesus and Peter on the Lake. The First Confession of
the Son of God (14:22-33) 317
III Jesus Withdraws from Israel (12:1—16:20) 177
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2 The Controversy on True Purity and the Withdrawal
to Phoenicia (14:34—15:39) 324
2.1 Healings in Gennesaret (14:34-36) 324
2.2 The Controversy on Clean and Unclean (15:1-20) 325
2.3 The Encounter with the Canaanite Woman (15:21-28) 336
2.4 Healings and the Second Feeding (15:29-39) 343
3 The Second Demand for a Sign and the Withdrawal to
Caesarea Philippi (16:1-20) 347
3.1 Second Demand for a Sign and Jesus’ Withdrawal
(16:1-4) 347
3.2 Warning Against the Teaching of the Pharisees and
Sadducees (16:5-12) 349
3.3 The Second Son of God Confession and the Promise
to Peter (16:13-20) 353
A Experiences of the Disciples on the Way to Suffering
(16:21—17:27) 378
1 The Way of Suffering (16:21-28) 380
2 The Transfiguration of the Son of God and the Suffering of
the Son of Man (17:1-13) 393
3 The Power of Faith That Moves Mountains (17:14-20) 405
4 Jesus Announces His Suffering (17:22-23) 411
5 The Temple Tax (17:24-27) 413
B The Community Discourse (18:1-35) 421
1 Humility and Solidarity with the Little Ones (18:1-20) 424
1.1 The Fundamental Principle: A Return to Humbleness
(18:1-5) 424
1.2 Warning Against the “Snares” (18:6-9) 431
1.3 The Search for the Lost (18:10-14) 437
1.4 On Brotherly Admonition and on Prayer (18:15-20) 447
2 Forgiveness (18:21-35) 465
2.1 Unlimited Forgiveness (18:21-22) 465
2.2 The Unmerciful Debtor (18:23-35) 468
The Basic Message of the Community Discourse 478
On the Meaning of the Community Discourse Today 479
C On the Way to Jerusalem (19:1—20:34) 484
1 Divorce and Celibacy (19:1-12) 485
2 Jesus and the Children (19:13-15) 504
3 Jesus and the Rich Young Man (19:16-30) 508
4 The Laborers in the Vineyard (20:1-16) 524
5 Again Jesus Announces His Passion (20:17-19) 539
6 Suffering and Service (20:20-28) 541
7 The Two Blind Men (20:29-34) 548
IV Jesus’ Activity in the Church (16:21—20:34) 378
Indices
1. Passages 553
a / Old Testament and Apocrypha 553
b / Old Testament Pseudepigrapha 558
c / Qumran and Related Texts 560
d / Other Jewish Literature 561
e / Rabbinic Literature 562
f / New Testament 565
g / Early Christian Literature and the Ancient Church 572
h / Greek and Latin Authors 580
2. Greek and Hebrew Words 583
3. Subjects 592
4. Medieval Commentators and Modern Authors 593
Designer’s Notes 6