Dr. Nathan Eubank (University of Notre Dame) talks to us about Matthew 18:1–20:28. (We apologize for the technical issues we encountered in this episode which affected the sound.) In this episode, we discuss:

* what children teach us about the kingdom of heaven

* guardian angels

* the parable of the lost sheep

* marriage and divorce

* the rich young man

* the significance of the economic and ransom language

Relevant Work by Nathan Eubank

* Wages of Cross-Bearing and Debt of Sin: The Economy of Heaven in Matthew’s Gospel. De Grtuyter, 2013.

* “Prison, Penance, or Purgatory: The Interpretation of Matthew 5.25-26 and Parallels,” New Testament Studies 64 (2018): 162-77.

This Week’s Blurb

In this episode, Nathan Eubank Recommends:

* The New Year's Day 10 mile hangover run which is best done without a hangover.

Next Week 

Next week, we talk to Dr. Jeff Leonard (Samford University) about Deuteronomy 16:18–18:22 (Leadership)Click here to meet our guides through Deuteronomy and Matthew. 

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