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Greek for Sunday Text Preparations
Exegetical
Considerations
10th
Sunday after Pentecost/ July 28, 2002
Matthew
13:31-33,44-52
1.
What is the literary context of this passage?
a.
How does the material that has preceded this text in chapter 13
establish a framework for interpreting this passage?
2.
What is the audience in the story for vv. 31-33?
a.
What is the audience in the story for vv. 44-52?
b.
What is the affect of having two different audiences for this text?
3.
What is Matthew’s theological conception of the basileia ton
ouranon?
a.
How is that theological conception being depicted in this text (note
its use in 13:31,33,44,45,47,52)?
4.
What are the key points of contrast in vv. 31-32?
a.
How does that apply to the basileia ton ouranon?
5.
How is leaven both a time-consuming and corruptive agent?
a.
How does that apply to the basileia ton ouranon?
6.
What is the tense/voice of kekrummeno in v. 44?
a.
How does that apply to the basileia ton ouranon?
7.
How does v. 45 recall 6:33?
8.
How do vv. 47-50 recall 4:17-22?
9.
To what does tauta panta in v. 51 refer?
10.
How does the use of suniemi in v. 51 recall its
uses in 13:13,14,15,19,23?
a.
What does this reveal about the disciples?
11.
How does the use of thesauron in v. 52 recall
its use in 12:52?
12.
What is the continuity and discontinuity of divine activity in v. 52
as it relates to the mission of Jesus depicted up to this point in the
narrative?
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