Introduction to the Course
Week 1: Ancestry and Birth
Week 2: Sermon on the Mount
Week 3: Mighty Deeds
Week 4: Controversies and Parables
Week 5: Feeding the Hungry
Week 6: The Beloved Community
Week 7: Stories of the End
Week 8: Death and Resurrection
Stories of the End – Additional Resources
Recommended Readings:
- Gordon Leah, “Lifting the Curse: Reflections on Retribution and Restoration” in European Journal of Theology 22 (2013): 19-27.
- Paul W. Meyer, “Matthew 21:1-11” in Interpretation 40 (1986): 180-185
Articles: (click to view)
- “Jesus Steals a Donkey – Matthew 21:1-11” by Fr. Shannon T.L. Kearns and Brian G. Murphy
- “Episode 104: Matthew 21-28” by Two Feminists Annotate the Bible
Sermons: (click to view)
Art: (click to view)
- “Christ cleansing the Temple” by El Greco.jpg
- “Breaking of a Palm Leaf for the Entry into Jerusalem” by Giotto from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “Christ on Gethsemane” by Jesus Mafa from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “The Ten Young Women” by Jesus Mafa from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “Crucifixion” by J. Le Breton from Art in the Christian Tradition, a project of the Vanderbilt Divinity Library, Nashville, TN
- “Woe unto You, Scribes and Pharisees” by James Tissot
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