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Matthew and Mark both record that Jesus once fed 5000 (men, not counting women and children) and later fed another 4000 or so people. The repetition of these feeding stories serves a narrative function (especially in Mark) that highlights the disciples’ lack of comprehension. That is, when we come to the second situation where a … Continue reading “Matthew 14:13-21 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

This scene of feeding five-thousand-plus will be followed in 15:32-39 with the feeding of four thousand people. Three reading contexts help to identify the significance of Jesus’ actions involving abundant food. First is the recognition that the world of the first-century Roman Empire was marked by significant inequalities concerning food access. Many people knew food … Continue reading “Matthew 14:13-21 Commentary by Warren Carter”

El texto del evangelio de Mateo nos presenta cuatro parábolas de Jesús: el grano de mostaza, la levadura, el tesoro y la perla. Todas ellas se encuadran en la sección del evangelio referido a los discursos sobre el Reino o dominio de Dios. Aunque sus temáticas sean obviamente diferentes, tienen en común la referencia al … Continue reading “San Mateo 13:31-33, 44-52 Comentario por Guillermo Hansen”

La primera reacción a la perícopa propuesta es que hay demasiado contenido para poder abarcarlo todo. Sugiero elegir, teniendo en cuenta la comunidad y la continuidad de un domingo a otro, en lugar de sobrevolar todos los temas sin profundizarlos. Para ello ofrezco algunas ideas sobre cada parábola y una reflexión más general, que pueden … Continue reading “San Mateo 13:31-33, 44-52 Comentario por Mercedes García Bachmann”

The parables of the mustard seed (13:31-32) and the leaven (13:33) are twins. Both recount the story of something small and hidden that, through an organic process, becomes great. The similarities coincide with an identity of theme. The two parables illustrate, by reference to the growth of a mustard seed and the expansion of leaven, … Continue reading “Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Commentary by Dale Allison”

Talk about treasure in a field! Some weeks it can seem that the appointed Gospel yields slim pickings, but this week, we have five rich parables with which to work. For those of you who have preached the previous two Sundays, you are aware that we have already dealt with the first two parables, but … Continue reading “Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Commentary by Mark G. Vitalis Hoffman”

The parables assigned for the last two weeks comprise a narrative of moderate length followed some verses later by interpretations. Not so the five short parables assigned for today. They are all very brief and have no section of explicit interpretation. The absence of the latter feature requires us as readers to make sense of … Continue reading “Matthew 13:31-33, 44-52 Commentary by Warren Carter”

Cizaña entre el trigo: Discordia en la comunidad Estructura Literaria En el capítulo trece, Mateo conserva para sus lectores siete parábolas sobre el Reino de los Cielos (el término preferido por éste evangelista para referirse al Reino de Dios). Cada una de las siete parábolas (ocho si consideramos que el enigmático dicho del escriba instruido … Continue reading “San Mateo 13:24-30, 36-43 Comentario por Alvin Padilla”

La cizaña sin trigo no tiene sentido El texto de hoy es particularmente complicado. En él encontramos dos géneros literarios o estilos de escritura bastante diferentes entre sí. Por un lado tenemos una parábola (“de la cizaña”) y por el otro, un “mensaje apocalíptico” (la explicación de la parábola). No quiero seguir adelante sin hacer … Continue reading “San Mateo 13:24-30, 36-43 Comentario por Dan González Ortega”

Matt 13:24-30 and 36-43, the parable of the tares and its interpretation, recall in several respects 13:3-9 and 18-23, the parable of the sower and its interpretation. Not only are certain motifs–sowing, seeds, soil, kingdom, obstacles to growth, the devil or the evil one–repeated, but both parables stress that while the victorious arrival of God’s … Continue reading “Matthew 13:24-30, 36-43 Commentary by Dale Allison”