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| KatyA | Sunday, 13. September 2009, 21:46 |
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One of the top evangelical New Testament scholars in the world, R.T. France says this in his commentary on Matthew, "Verses 17 through 19 are addressed to Peter and have been regarded by some as a late addition to support an early claim to the primacy of the Bishop of Rome. Whether or not they give any such support, there is no textual evidence for their addition to the gospel after its original composition, and the strongly Semitic or Jewish character of the language throughout these verses point to a relatively early origin in a Palestinian environment. Scott Hahn on the Papacy Matthew is also the only Evangelist who traces Jesus' genealogy back to David, and we have no reason to doubt that on the basis it isn't in the other three Gospels. Scott Hahn appears to be right when he suggests that Matthew's gospel builds on the Old Testament more than any other and especially the idea of David's kingdom, and goes on to say
While the synoptics do have a lot of material in common, there are differences which I suppose may be attributed to both the individual approach of the writer and the intended audience. KatyA |
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