Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel

Episode 6: John the Baptizer, Matthew 3:1-17


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If this series has not been controversial already, it gets even more controversial in this episode. I make the claim that Jesus joins a liberation movement already in progress to get his start as "Messiah." Also I will assert that temples in the ancient world were government institutions that served as mechanisms through which the ruling classes controlled the people. A significant part of the movement of John the Baptizer was to undercut temple authority.

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Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's GospelBy Bert Newton

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