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Introduction to Matthew

• “When Was The Gospel of Matthew Written?” by David Sim
• “Authorship” by Samuel Lamerson

Ancestry and Birth

• “Unlikely Heroes: The Women of Matthew 1” by Jennifer Stasak
• “The Genealogy of Jesus Christ: A Tale of Two Trees” by Mary Fairchild
• “Was There Really a Virgin Birth in the Bible?” by Joel M. Hoffman
• “The Nativity” by Helen K. Bond
• “Monday Meditation: RCL Years ABC, Epiphany of the Lord, Matthew 2:1-12” by Gary Neal Hansen

Sermon on the Mount

• “The Sermon on the Mount and Jesus as the New David” by Patrick Schreiner
• “The Sermon on the Mount (Matt 5-7)” by Dale C. Allison, Jr.

Mighty Deeds

• “My daughter has a disability. I don’t want Jesus to ‘fix’ her.” by Heather Kirn Lanier
• “divine playfulness in Jesus’s interaction with the Canaanite woman” by Douglas Galbi

Controversies and Parables

• “The Messianic Secret” from Tabletalk Magazine
• “Commentary: Peace on Earth? What Peace?” by The Rev. Traci Blackmon

The Beloved Community

• “Investing What Is Offered” by Kathryn Matthews
• “Pope Francis says church must welcome divorced, remarried Catholics” by David Gibson
• “Commentary on Matthew 18:1-9” by Elisabeth Johnson
• “Humility and Presence” by Fr. Richard Rohr, OFM

Stories of the End

• “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

Death and Resurrection

• “The Women of Holy Week, Part 1: Why the Women Matter” by Rachel Held Evans
• “The Women of Holy Week, Part 2: The Woman at Bethany Anoints Jesus” by Rachel Held Evans
• “Resurrecting Chagall’s Jewish Jesus” by Robin Cembalest