Below you'll find a list of all posts that have been tagged as “Gospel of Matthew”
The theological lessons of the magi story are complex and nuanced. They require balance and wisdom, and they stretch us beyond what we may feel is practical or reasonable to achieve. But what good is theology if it does not aspire to a vision of a better world?
A new collection of articles on Matthew’s narrative of the magi. Available 7 December 2025!
Can astronomy help us to identify the “star” the magi followed to Bethlehem?
How did the Hebrew biography of Jesus disintegrate into the isolated pericopae that make up the Synoptic Gospels?
Evidence from Qumran combined with a likely scriptural allusion suggest a non-ethnic interpretation of Matthew’s editorial additions to the parable of the Vineyard and the Tenants.
Ritual impurity and the tensions resulting from Roman imperialism are two aspects of the Centurion’s Slave pericope that often go overlooked.
Hindsight and political expedience shaped the author of Matthew’s view of the Roman Empire.
The words of the heavenly voice that spoke at Jesus’ immersion foreshadowed the trajectory of Jesus’ career.
The story of John the Baptist’s martyrdom was rich with allusions to stories from the Hebrew Scriptures.
John the Baptist anticipated the coming of an Elijah-like priestly messiah who would purify the Temple on an eschatological Day of Atonement.
