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Judas and 119–20, 236–37, 247
children 124–25, 229, 248
church 36, 170–71, 201
early 52–53, 59, 219
comparison 3, 39, 122, 132, 137, 142, 243
contrast 16, 35, 122, 132, 141–43, 243–44
convictions 37–38, 44–49, 51, 62
copyists 24–26, 35–36, 208, 252
creation 18, 45, 125, 149–50
new 4, 45, 48, 50, 153, 164, 211, 213–14, 216, 220
creativity 25, 27, 32, 56–57, 61, 83
crucifixion 8, 44–46, 68, 90–92, 158–63, 171, 189, 234–35, 237–38, 251
curse/curses 79, 96, 98n78, 173
Deuteronomic, reversing 79, 109, 219, 229
fig tree 171, 183n27, 202, 230
Cyrus of Persia 209, 233, 238
Daniel 76–77, 78, 80
David 8, 15, 27, 50, 88, 122, 177, 239
Absalom and 67, 83, 84, 86, 98n78
Bethlehem 72–73
contrasts with Jesus 92–93, 108–9, 119–20, 126–27, 128–30
Goliath 67, 103, 112, 123, 126
as healer 120–23, 126
Jesus as son of 16, 23, 32, 68–69, 76–77, 79, 82–85, 92–93, 98–99, 116–17, 241–42
kingship journey 67–68, 84–85, 86–87, 129, 222–23
messiah 48, 53
new 66–67, 72, 75, 92, 99, 110, 124, 222–23
parallels with Jesus 68–69, 76–77, 79, 82–84, 85–89, 90–93, 97–99, 101–3, 119–20, 125, 128–30
promises to 70–71, 78, 79, 112, 129
servant 85, 223
shepherding 109–10, 111–12
traditions 66–67, 83–84, 85–86
Davidic covenant 70, 79, 129
Davidic king 121, 127
exile 80–82, 83–84, 101–2, 109–10, 113, 124, 211, 237–38
Jesus as 65–68, 70–72, 74–75, 82–83, 94–99, 104, 125–26, 128–30
merciful healer 102–4, 120–23, 125–28
messiah 66–70, 71–72, 86, 94, 99, 104, 109, 113, 119–20
shepherd 102, 113–20, 127–28, 233, 236
Dead Sea Scrolls 72, 79, 134, 153
demonic realm 120–21, 123, 219
disciples 24, 33–34, 184, 202, 221
definition 10–11, 12–13
following Jesus 34, 145–46, 202, 229, 248–49
Great Commission, sending out 184–86, 187–88, 221–22
Israel, mission to 193–94, 197–98
as scribes 34–36, 211, 247–50
as teachers 34–35, 163–64, 186, 187
as undershepherds 115–16
understanding 12, 27–28
discipleship 4, 12, 247–48, 250
discourses 16–17, 117–18, 133–34, 138, 201, 211–13, 219
Mission Discourse 220–22
divorce 33, 132, 142, 143, 202
Egypt/Egyptian 35–36, 81, 83, 135, 149
exodus 49–50, 55, 111, 133, 160, 164, 167, 216–18, 242
Jesus and 182, 215n24, 216–17, 220
redemption from 158–59, 161–63, 217
Elijah 25n81, 27, 229, 233, 248n11
John the Baptist and 226–27
new 66, 239
transfiguration 154, 156–58, 228
Elisha 201, 226–28, 229, 230n61, 233, 248n11
new 209, 213, 227
Emmaus 59
Enoch 15, 24, 252
enthronement on cross 86–87, 93–98, 99, 228, 239
eschatology/eschatological 14n28, 25, 41, 114, 119, 184, 188, 219, 238
discourse 231–32
expectations/hope 114, 157
fulfillment 38–39, 44, 49, 188
prophet 134, 140, 147
Eve 53, 177, 186, 213–14, 216
exile 53, 70–71, 77–80, 82, 179–80, 193, 234–35
of Jesus 80–82, 83–84, 101–2, 109–10, 113, 124, 211, 237–38
return from 83n47, 102n2, 207–10, 213–15, 220, 232, 233–38
temple destruction and 230–32, 233, 237
exodus 49–50, 55, 111, 133, 145, 156–57
from Egypt 49–50, 55, 111, 133, 160, 164, 167, 216–18, 242
new 133–34, 136–37, 145–46, 147–48, 153–54, 156–58, 165–66, 242, 249–50
Passover and 159–63, 180
Pharaoh of 136, 136n13, 220
redemption 137–38, 158–59
exorcisms 120–21, 123
Ezekiel 113, 230–31, 248n11
healing messiah 123, 126, 127
new covenant 116n32, 161
shepherds 118, 122, 128
Ezra 21, 22
faith 12, 149, 170, 249
Abraham 170, 175, 191, 216
of gentiles 116–17, 124, 194, 196–97, 199–200, 204, 227
new people of God 170, 175, 191–92, 199, 205
faithfulness 107, 112, 177, 204, 247, 250
Jesus 67, 103, 119, 239
scribes 25–26, 107, 252
to Torah 21, 101, 107, 229–30
familial metaphors 170, 172–75, 192, 204–5
family of Abraham 178–81, 183–84, 187–88, 190–93, 195–96, 198, 199–200, 202–2
fear of the Lord 15, 28, 244, 248
feedings 151–53, 165, 209
messianic feast 152–53, 167, 199–201, 227–28
wilderness 151–52, 153, 167, 201, 227
fig tree 171, 183n27, 202, 230
folly 243–47
freedom 136–37
fulfillment 30–32, 35, 38–44, 59–60, 61–62, 242
eschatological 38–39, 44, 49, 188
formulas/quotations 41–44, 55–56, 75, 137n15, 209–10, 217–18, 223–24
Law and Prophets 105–6, 109, 157–58, 248–49
of Scripture 30–32, 35, 38–44, 49–51, 59–60, 119, 121, 127, 129, 140–44
Galilee 81–82, 83–84, 98, 184–85
ministry 41–43, 102–3, 108, 124, 126–27, 193–96, 210
genealogy 7–9, 48, 68–71, 82, 98–99, 149, 176–81, 193, 213–15
gentiles 127, 152, 179
Canaanite woman 116–17, 124, 194–95, 199–200, 227, 239
centurions 189–90, 196–97, 204, 239
inclusion 184–85, 188, 191, 194–98, 199–201, 204–5
Jesus and 171, 181, 199–201, 224–25, 226
Jews and 153, 170–71, 188, 201
geographical movement 67, 83–84, 86–87, 98–99, 101–2, 184, 210, 211
gifts 77–78
glory 108
of God 155, 157–58, 231
of Jesus 132n4, 157, 167, 228
God 159, 177. See also people/family of God
fear of the Lord 15, 28, 244, 248
glory 155, 157–58, 231
loving 107, 180
reign of / kingdom 52–53, 68, 170, 186, 188, 228
Son of 59, 68, 83, 85, 89, 94, 180, 188–90, 227
sovereignty 134–35
will 14n28, 45n25, 103, 107, 109, 157, 197n62, 202, 204, 242, 250
Word of 157, 167
Goliath 67, 103, 112, 123, 126
Gospels 54, 96–97, 128. See also Mark, Gospel of
ancient biographies 51–52, 53–54
John 16, 81, 97
Luke 16, 38, 59, 110, 121, 138, 185
Old Testament and 1, 2–3, 7–9, 30–31, 51–54
Synoptic 17, 31, 154–55, 186
Great Commission 4, 34, 134, 190, 196–97, 209, 238, 242, 252–53
disciples and 184–86, 187–88
mountain setting 163–64, 184–85
Greco-Roman culture 8n3, 24n77, 52
kingship 105–6, 111–12
philosophy 13, 17
Hagar 174, 216
healing 103–4, 115–16, 120–23, 186, 201–2
blindness 123–26, 128
of Davidic king 102–4, 120–24, 125–28
kingdom of heaven 123, 126–27
leprosy 150–51, 153–54, 219
messiah 123, 126, 127
miracles
123, 150–51
heaven and earth 185–87, 213, 232
Hebrew Bible / Tanak 7n2, 139, 177, 239. See also Old Testament / Hebrew Bible; Torah
Matthew’s knowledge of 23–24, 69–70, 110, 126, 166, 231
Hellenistic kingship 105–6, 108–9, 127
hermeneutics 3, 14, 60, 62, 166
Herod Antipas 103, 199, 226, 227n54
Herod the Great 83, 101n2, 127, 136n14
birth of Jesus and 25n84, 73, 76, 114, 245
king of Jerusalem 72–73, 75–76, 79–80, 92, 119, 134, 184, 216–17
Pharaoh of exodus and 136, 136n13, 220
Hezekiah 78
Hitler, Adolf 58–59
Holy Spirit 81, 189–90, 223, 227
of wisdom 15, 46, 85, 225
hopes of Israel/Jews 1, 20, 30, 44n20, 47–48, 53, 92n70, 133, 196, 225
eschatological 152–53, 157, 239
exile, return from 83n47, 102n2, 214, 220
fulfilling 30–31, 37–38, 41, 43
judgement and 191, 196, 225–26, 228–33
messianic 7, 15, 47–49, 69–70, 73, 79, 113, 122–23, 126, 177–78
reign of God / kingdom 52–53, 68, 170, 186, 188, 228
resurrection life, salvation 177, 191, 214
hosanna 124–25
Hosea 133, 137n15, 217–18
humility 84, 99, 103, 107, 112, 127, 229–30, 249, 250
Immanuel 115, 182, 215, 216
interpretation of Scripture 23–24, 30–31, 32, 74–75, 94–95, 156, 161–62
by scribes 21–22, 23–24, 25–28, 249
irony 93–94, 97–98, 239
Isaac 136, 175, 179–81, 215–16
Isaiah 15, 42, 46, 78, 79, 133, 193, 198, 201, 232
Davidic king 121, 127
suffering servant 85, 89, 92, 96, 223
Israel/Israelites/Jews 1, 50, 109, 182–83, 185. See also exile; exodus; hopes of Israel
elders 33, 73, 95, 97, 110, 119–20, 161, 202, 236–37
Judea/southern 81–82, 182, 192, 229
messianic expectation 15, 47–49, 79, 122–24
mission of Jesus to 191–96, 197–200, 204–5
new Israel, Jesus as 209, 212–13, 217–18, 238–39, 242
northern 81, 84n50, 116, 127, 185, 193
promised land 145–46, 147, 162, 164, 172–73
reign of God 52–53, 70–71, 101, 109, 208, 238
rejection of 196–97
rejection of Jesus 170–71, 191–92, 197–99, 201–5, 222–27
remnant 119, 197, 225–26, 229
reuniting kingdom 67–68, 70–71, 83, 98, 114, 117, 119, 127
Sanhedrin 89, 94
shepherding metaphor 116–17
sin of 53, 147, 182, 225, 233, 239, 242
Israelite history 41, 69, 163–64, 224–25, 233, 252. See also exile; exodus
conquest of Canaan 220–22
divided kingdom 68, 114, 214, 225–28
in Gospel of Matthew 8–9, 25, 30–31, 165, 205, 208–12, 219, 233, 239, 252
Jesus fulfilling 39, 44, 129, 178–79, 208, 224
Jesus, life of 207–10, 239
monarchy 222–25
structure of Matthew 210–13, 224, 233, 239
unification 38, 49–51, 62, 178, 209
Jacob 78–79, 85n53, 111, 112, 136, 163
Jehoshaphat 227
Jeremiah 23n75, 24, 133, 217, 236, 245, 248n11
new 213, 239
new covenant 161, 233
temple 202, 230–31
Jerusalem 76, 80, 84, 125–26, 229
destruction 231–32, 234–35
journey to 41, 42–43, 83–85, 98–99, 202, 210
king of, Herod as 72–73, 75–76, 79–80, 92, 119, 134, 184, 216–17
Mount of Olives 86–87, 119
triumphal entry 124–26, 129, 202, 230–31
Jesus Christ 9, 16, 28, 53, 61–62, 88–90, 98–99. See also David; messiah; parables
Abraham, new 169–71, 190, 199–200, 215–16
alternate scribal school 32–35, 73, 83–84, 128, 243–45, 248
apocalyptic sage-messiah 37–38, 44–49, 57, 59, 75, 109, 201
authority 33–34, 93, 95, 99, 103, 108, 133, 163–64, 183–87, 190, 196, 213, 238
baptism 8, 50, 85, 103, 139, 150, 155, 163–64, 181, 216–17, 227
betrayal 85, 86–89
characterization / portrait of 1, 4, 27, 93
Davidic king 65–68, 70–72, 74–75, 82–83, 94–98, 98–99, 104, 125–26, 128–30
death/crucifixion 8, 44–46, 68, 90–92, 158–63, 171, 189, 234–35, 237–38, 251
enthronement on cross 86–87, 93–98, 99, 228, 239
exile 80–82, 83–84, 101–2, 109–10, 113, 124
fulfillment of Scripture 30–32, 35, 38–44, 49–51, 59–60, 119, 121, 127, 129, 140–44
healing 103–4, 115–16, 120–23, 127–28
Immanuel 115, 182, 215, 216
incarnation 44, 46
innocence 85–86, 89–90, 93
Israel, new 209, 212–13, 217–18, 238–39, 242
justice, enacting 102–3, 108, 120, 123
King of the Jews 89, 95–97, 188–89, 190
law, living 102, 103–9, 120, 127, 241
Law and Prophets 23, 29, 38–39, 138–39, 140–44, 147, 157–58
mission 183–88, 191–96, 197–200, 204–5
mocking of 85, 91–92, 95–97, 98–99, 129, 189, 234–35
Moses, new 55, 65–66, 105, 110, 131–34, 140, 143, 146–52, 162, 212, 216–20
Moses, parallels to 134–35, 137–39, 151–54, 158, 163–67
prophet-teacher 104, 137–39, 141–46, 148, 228–32, 233, 239
redeemer-king 134–38, 147, 165
rejection of 73, 79–82, 84, 119, 124–26, 129, 173–74, 244–45
sacrifice 118–20, 128, 180–82, 183–84, 190
scribal authorities and 32–35, 73, 79–80, 89, 93, 94–95, 114, 125–26, 243–44
shepherd, Davidic 102, 113–20, 127–28, 233, 236
son of Abraham 7, 11, 48, 68, 176, 177–78, 180–82, 186–88, 196, 242
son of David 16, 23, 32, 68–69, 76–77, 79, 82–85, 92–93, 98–99, 116–17, 241–42
Son of God 59, 68, 83, 85, 89, 94, 180, 188–90, 227
Son of Man 48, 94–95, 117–18, 232
suffering servant 84–89, 90–93, 96, 107, 121, 128, 165n59
as teacher-sage 2–4, 35, 44–45, 61–62, 103–4, 115–16, 120–21, 211, 218–19, 238–39
temptation 8, 103, 150, 186, 209, 216
Torah and 138–39, 140–44, 219–20
trials 89–90, 94–95, 107, 237
reuniting Israel 67–68, 70–71, 83, 98, 114, 117, 119, 127
universal Lord 171, 183n27, 186–87, 189–90
water 150, 153, 163–64, 165
wilderness 162, 166, 209, 216–17, 220
Wisdom personified 32, 44, 46–47, 214, 238, 248–49
wisdom teacher 12–16, 20, 34–35, 70–71, 224–25, 239, 242
worship of 76–77, 78, 80, 95, 182, 189
yoke 144–46, 147
Jesus Seminar 14
Jews/Jewish 180–81. See also hopes of Israel/Jews; Israel/Israelites/Jews
Gentiles and 153, 170–71, 188, 201
King of the 89, 95–97, 188–89, 190
literature 165–66, 184, 212
Matthew as 23, 61, 68, 110, 162
particularism 173, 179, 181–82, 184, 187–89, 190, 201–2, 204
tradition 29–30, 35, 47, 152–53, 157n48, 170, 179n17, 180n21, 181, 235–36
Job 15, 247
John, Gospel of 16, 81, 97
John the Baptist 13, 18, 139, 192, 203, 204
Abraham’s family 192–93, 196, 197–98
Elijah and 226–27
Herod and 199, 226
Jesus and 46, 103, 121, 222
prophet, last OT 103, 139, 192, 222
Jonathan 67, 119
Joseph (husband of Mary) 69, 80, 97, 101
n2, 135, 182, 217
Abraham and 215–16
Joseph (son of Jacob) 73n17, 76–77, 93n71, 111, 135
Joshua 50, 66, 145, 164, 208, 213, 221, 227
Jubilees, book of 180–81
Judah 72, 136
Judas Iscariot 86–88, 119–20, 185, 235–36
foolish disciple 243, 246–47, 250
Judea 81–82, 182, 192, 229
judgment 108, 150, 191–93, 196–97, 198, 225–26, 228–33, 237
shepherd-judge 117–18
justice 102–3, 107, 108, 120, 123, 250
kingdom of heaven 18–20, 126–27, 203–4, 196–97
authority 185–86
ethics/wisdom 70–71, 229–30, 250–51
healing 123, 126–27
inauguration 68, 70
incarnation 46, 102
secrets of 21–22, 24, 28, 30, 34, 198–99
Sermon on the Mount 104, 123
treasures 28–29, 31–32
King of the Jews 89, 95–97, 188–89, 190
kings/kingship 126, 135–36. See also Davidic king
ancient Near Eastern (ANE) 101, 104, 110, 111–12
Greco-Roman 105–6, 111–12
Hellenistic 105–6, 108–9, 127
law and 103–6
salvation 97–98, 127, 129, 136–37
scribes and 35–36, 251–52
shepherd metaphor 102, 110, 111–12
Torah 21, 36, 106–7, 113, 120, 127
wisdom/wise 19, 21, 76–77, 82, 85–86
Lady Wisdom 138, 145
Lamentations 234–35
Last Supper 87, 134, 153, 154, 158–63
law 128–29, 148
kings and 103–6
living/embodied 102, 103–9, 120, 127, 241
scribes of 16–17, 24, 108, 140, 243–44, 246
Law and Prophets 17, 105–6, 109, 157–58, 248–49
Jesus and 23, 29, 38–39, 138–39, 140–44, 147
Leah 179
leprosy 150–51, 153–54, 219
The Lion King 129–30
Lord, universal 171, 183n27, 186–87, 189–90
love/loving 107, 142, 144, 180
Luke, Gospel of 16, 38, 59, 110, 121, 138, 185
magi / wise men 18, 76–80, 182, 189, 204
Mark, Gospel of 110, 138, 154, 208
beginning 11, 52, 68, 176
exorcisms 120–21
feedings 152, 200
Matthew and 25, 38, 88n63, 191, 208, 223
son of David 16, 223
suffering servant 85–86
understanding in 12, 28
Mary (mother of Jesus) 178, 215–16
Matthean authorship 7n1
Matthew (apostle) 20, 26–27, 248–49
convictions 37–38, 44–49, 51, 62
creativity 25, 27, 32, 56–57, 61, 83
discipled scribe 2, 4, 9–12, 21–22, 36, 61–62, 187–88, 204–5, 207, 238–39, 241–43
Hebrew Scriptures, knowledge of 23–24, 69–70, 110, 126, 166, 231