Carol Newsom, Sharon Ringe, Jacqueline Lapsley

A Living Sacrifice On the basis of the claims that Paul has made in Romans 1–11 about the grace and the righteousness of God, he turns in 12:1 to an explicit discussion of ethical matters. Romans 12:1–2, then, serve as an introduction to and a basis for the ethical instructions t…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Church as a New Family

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The Church as a New Family Punning on the nickname “Peter,” meaning “rock,” Matthew defines the community as an ekkl?sia (“church”), an institution apart from the temple or synagogue (16:13–20)…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Israelites in Egypt

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Israelites in Egypt The descendants of Jacob number seventy when they arrive in Egypt. They multiply and fill the land of Egypt with language reminiscent of the fertility of creation in Genesis (Exod. 1:7; Gen. 1:28)…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Feeding and Eating

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Feeding and Eating The perverse image of John’s head on a dish is replaced by the feeding of the five thousand (14:13–21); the meal of horror yields to the foreshadowing of the messianic banquet…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Manning Up Jacob: The Scene at Jabbok

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Manning Up Jacob: The Scene at Jabbok In contrast to the trickster tales explored above, the scene at the River Jabbok is dominated by a male voice…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - The Parable of the Yeast

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The Parable of the Yeast By teaching in parables, Jesus assumes Wisdom’s role. The third of seven parables gathered in chapter 13 presents a woman as a main character. Paralleling 13:31–32, the immediately preceding parable of the Mustard Seed…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Wisdom Sayings

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Wisdom Sayings The comment that Wisdom (Gk. sophia) is “justified [or, “vindicated”] by her deeds” (11:19; cf. Luke 7:35) could, but need not, indicate leadership roles of women in Matthean churches…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Disruption of Families

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Disruption of Families Having presented Jesus’ mission to serve, heal, and teach, the evangelist adds missionary instruction (10:1–42) to those who would continue this ministry…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Healings

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Healings Chapters 8 and 9 consist of ten miracle stories and several controversy accounts. In the original version of this commentary, I suggested that Matthew focused on “those who are outcasts of or marginal participants in the Jewish cultic establishment— lepers (8:1–4), Genti…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Status Crisis and the Cross

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Status Crisis and the Cross The status problems hinted at in chapters 1–7 are presented in chapters 10–13 as a full-blown crisis. Paul has been shamed and humiliated by some rivals he calls “super-apostles,” itinerant ministers who have captured the minds and hearts of his Corint…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - How to Live as Exiles in the Empire

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How to Live as Exiles in the Empire Having asserted the identity of the community with images that distinguish Israel from other nations, the author recalls that identity with the phrase “aliens and exiles,”…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - New Identity and Exhortation to Holiness

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New Identity and Exhortation to Holiness The author exhorts the audience to “be holy” and cites Leviticus 19:2, the basis of the Old Testament understanding of holiness…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Greeting and Blessing New Birth and Salvation

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Greeting and Blessing New Birth and Salvation In greeting the “exiles” the author describes them as “chosen,” “sanctified by the Spirit,” and “sprinkled with his blood.”…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Passion Narrative

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Passion Narrative Paralleling Mark 14:3–9 and John 12:1–8, Matthew 26:6–13 (cf. Luke 7:36–50) describes Jesus’ anointing. The action has a twofold meaning: Jesus equates it with the rituals accompanying burial (26:12) and so acknowledges women’s religious deed…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Jesus and the Samaritan Woman

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Jesus and the Samaritan Woman Prior to this story of Jesus’ visit to Samaria, Jesus’ activity has centered on the people and places of official Judaism (e.g., 2:13–25; 3:1–21)…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Exodus and the Wilderness

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Exodus and the Wilderness When the Israelites leave Egypt, they do not take the route through the territory of the Philistines, although that is nearer…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Adam and Christ

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Adam and Christ In this passage Paul introduces a convoluted set of comparisons between Adam and Christ…

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THE WOMEN'S BIBLE COMMENTARY - Peter's Claim to Authority

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