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Over the past two decades, scholars have become increasingly interested in the history of the interpretation (Wirkungsgeschichte) of Matthew. Four lessons are already obvious. First, the history of interpretation helps us to evaluate contemporary proposals about intertextuality. Second, some credible interpretations that were once popular have unaccountably fallen out of the modern commentaries and need to be recovered. Third, engagement with earlier interpreters helps us to understand better our own context and to appreciate our limitations. Finally, the post-history of texts can be viewed as belonging to the revelatory process itself. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

Matthew 28:1-6 is a temporally conflated text. The past events of the earthquake and angelophany are pulled forward and wedged between the contemporaneous events of the women's arrival and their encounter with the angel. The effect is a recapitulando or flashback to a scene that occurred before the women arrived; the purpose is to expedite the story line by merging the literary past with the literary present. Matthew therefore agrees with the other gospel writers that the tomb of Jesus was already opened when one or more of the women arrived on the scene. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article reflects on a gospel according to Matthew which described the story of the feeding of five thousand people, one of the miracles by Jesus Christ. It cited some reasons why the story is considered important, including reflecting the overtones of the Eucharist. Also highlighted is the explanation of author Jeremy Clive Huggins why he dislikes church potlucks.

The article critiques the chapters of the Bible "Exodus 24.12-18" and "Matthew 17.1-9", focussing on the transfiguration of Jesus Christ through the scriptures.

The article critiques the chapters Matthew 5. verses 13-20 and Isaiah 58. verses 1-12 from the bible focusing on seeking the light of God while fighting for justice.