Who will be faithful? Who will do God’s will? Who has the authority to proclaim God’s will? The parables (Matt 21:28-22:14) that Jesus tells to the elites in the Temple concern these questions. These parables confront the elites with their failings and questions their authority. Tensions escalate between Jesus and the authorities during what we […]
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Authority and Faithfulness: The Parable of the Vineyard Tenants
In the days between Jesus’ entry into Jerusalem (what we now call Palm Sunday) and the last supper, the Gospel of Matthew has Jesus and the elites encountering each other in the Temple. They have a series of exchanges. The elites ask Jesus who authorized him to teach. Jesus responds with three parables that focus […]
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