In the second episode of our series on Matthew we cover chapters 3 and 4 and there is so much richness and goodness here. We really see Jesus as intentionally political and there is a theme of politics throughout these texts. We dig into what it means to follow the Kingdom of Heaven/God when you are living under empire, what discipleship and following the teachings of Jesus looked like in the time of Matthew and what it means to us now. Reading the Bible doesn’t have to be boring when you start to tease out some of the interesting bits here like the political implications of the word “worship” and how the temptations of Jesus by Satan were directly connected to the view a marginalized group had of the Roman Empire at the time! 

Links mentioned:

• Rituals For Resistance & Resilience: https://www.queertheology.com/rituals/

• Scary Things Podcast Series:

  • Scary Things: The Great Snatch and the End of the World

  • Scary Things: The Devil and His Many Names

  • Scary Things: The Fiery Pit

  • Scary Things: Will You End Up In Hell?

• Growing up Suburban Jewish & Finding Your Faith With Rabbi Danya Ruttenberg

• What’s The Deal With The Pigs?: Mark Week 2

Here are the synoptic gospel images side-by-side in columns for your reference.

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