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“Enter the joy of your master.” This phrase, I believe, more than any other verse serves as a leitmotiv for interpreting the parable of the talents. Other motifs are possible, of course, and have been amply used in the history of interpretation, especially for a rather simplistic justification of small venture capitalism! This parable has … Continue reading “Matthew 25:14-30 Commentary by Dirk G. Lange”

The parable of the talents is among the most abused texts in the New Testament. Contrary to what might be modeled by some best-selling televangelists, the parable does not justify a gospel of economic prosperity. Instead, it challenges believers to emulate their Master by using all that God has given them for the sake of … Continue reading “Matthew 25:14-30 Commentary by Carla Works”

There’s a lot at stake in the interpretation of this parable.  Does the parable of the talents admonish disciples that they’d better get useful or they might face judgment? Or does the parable subvert traditional images of an authoritarian and threatening Jesus? Like the parable of the virgins, the parable of the talents will raise … Continue reading “Matthew 25:14-30 Commentary by Greg Carey”

El proyecto del evangelista Mateo no era simplemente escribir su apreciación de la vida y enseñanzas de Jesús. Mateo, al igual que el predicador y la predicadora contemporáneos, tenía en mente una comunidad en particular. Esta particularidad revelaba, indudablemente, expectativas y conceptos teológicos propios de la comunidad. Esas particularidades teológicas respondían e informaban sus acciones … Continue reading “San Mateo 25:1-13 Comentario por Amaury Tañón-Santos”

PREPARADOS/AS PARA LA VENIDA DE CRISTO Con frecuencia Jesús utilizó la parábola como metodología de enseñanza. En varias de sus parábolas Jesús comparó el reino de Dios con una boda, y también en otros discursos hizo referencia a las bodas, permitiéndonos conocer algunas de las costumbres de las bodas judías (Lc 5:34-35; Lc 12:35-38; Jn … Continue reading “San Mateo 25:1-13 Comentario por Yolanda Rosas”

On its face this parable seems straightforward enough, especially if we read it through the traditional allegorical lens: the bridegroom is Jesus, his delay is the “delay of the parousia,” and the banquet is the Messianic banquet. The young women, five foolish and five wise (lit. “cunning,” “shrewd,” or even “attentive”), represent the corpus permixtum … Continue reading “Matthew 25:1-13 Commentary by Stanley Saunders”

The fairy tale ending we all hope for does not happen in this parable. In fact, many of the parables contradict our hopes, our expectations, even our values. But surprisingly, they also contradict our deep-seated fears and insecurities. How much easier it would be to preach these Matthean parables if the Bridegroom or the Master … Continue reading “Matthew 25:1-13 Commentary by Dirk G. Lange”

Nestled in what is sometimes called Jesus’ eschatological discourse (Matthew 24:1-25:46), the parable of the bridesmaids follows Jesus’ warnings about the end when many will fall away from the faith and the faithful will be hated by the world (24:9-13). The parable teaches all would-be followers of Jesus the importance of vigilance in an uncertain … Continue reading “Matthew 25:1-13 Commentary by Carla Works”

The parable of the bridesmaids stands second in a series of four distinctly Matthean parables, all bearing upon the relationship between the return of Jesus and a final sorting (24:43-25:46).  The third, the parable of the “Talents” (25:14-30), has a parallel in Luke, but it likewise reflects a distinctly Matthean perspective. Immediately preceding these four … Continue reading “Matthew 25:1-13 Commentary by Greg Carey”

El objetivo de este pasaje es apaciguar las especulaciones escatológicas sobre el tiempo del fin, incentivadas por 24:26-35, pero a la misma vez exhortar a la comunidad a estar preparada, pues nadie sabe el día y la hora de la venida del Hijo del hombre. Siguiendo la afirmación del v. 36 sobre la ignorancia del … Continue reading “San Mateo 24:36-44 Comentario por Osvaldo Vena”