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Reference: Mt 5:17 |
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Quote: Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets |
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Comment: The expression refers to Old Testament scriptures. |
Look for passages in Mt 1-7, which convey canonical awareness. "Canonical awareness" is a technical term describing a text, which assumes that the readers are familiar with one or more other books from the Christian Bible than the one they are reading. This may be a citation or just a piece of information the readers are supposed to know but which is not provided in the context of the book. Check out the bulletin board and add a passage no one else has suggested.
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Name: Fran Bagdasarian
Reference: Mt: 1:17
Quote: So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations, and from the deportation to Babylon to the Christ fourteen generations
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Time: 10:34:53 AM
1Chronicles uses the same Hebraic understandings of the numerological significance of the number 14.
Name: Burt Williams
Reference: Matthew 6:1-2
Quote: “Beware of practicing your piety before others in order to be seen by them; for then you have no reward from your Father in heaven. So whenever you give alms, do not sound a trumpet before you, as the hypocrites do in the synagogues and in the streets, so that they may be praised by others. Truly I tell you, they have received their reward.”
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Time: 10:31:46 AM
This can refer to one of two places. The first is 2 Corinthians 9:9, which in turn also give evidence to the second place, Psalms 112:9.
Name: Ezra Chapola
Reference: Matth 3: 3
Quote: For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said," the voice of one crying in the wilderness prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight".
Date: Wednesday, September 28, 2005
Time: 09:01:04 AM
Reference from the Old Testament Scriptures
Name: Patricia S.
Reference: Mt 4:2
Quote: "And he fasted forty days and forty nights..."
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Time: 11:11:47 PM
Moses was with the Lord on Mt Sinai for forty days and forty nights, neither eating bread nor drinking water (Ex 34:28).
Name: Pam L.
Reference: Mt 7:12
Quote: "In everything you do to others as you would have them do to you; for this is the law and the prophets."
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Time: 08:49:45 PM
Refers to the Old Testament.
Name: Dave
Reference: Mt 5:33
Quote: 'You shall not swear falsely, but you shall perform to the Lord what you have sworn"
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Time: 05:48:31 PM
Reference to Exodus 20:16 "You shall not bear false witness against your neighbor"
Name: Cindy
Reference: Mt 3:9
Quote: "We have Abraham as our father."
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Time: 03:06:40 PM
From the promise in Gn 12:2 to make a great nation from Abra[ha]m.
Name: Audrey N.
Reference: Matth 1:21
Quote: she will bear a son...for he will save his people from their sins
Date: Tuesday, September 27, 2005
Time: 08:58:59 AM
Gn:17-19 God spoke to Abraham, assuring him Sarah would give birth to a son who would carry on the covenant of being God's chosen people
Name: Clare
Reference: Mt 5:6
Quote: "Blessed are those who hunger and thirst for righteousness, for they will be satisfied."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 09:45:46 PM
Compare to Is 55:1-2, especially "everyone who thirsts, come to the waters; and you that have no money, come, by and eat."
Name: Judy Clark
Reference: Matth 2:6
Quote: And you, O Bethlehem, in the land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; for from you shall come a ruler who will govern my people Israel."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 08:23:10 PM
Assumes reader is familiar with Old Testament and book of Micah 5:2 which says "But you, O Bethlehem Ehrathah, who are little to be among the clans of Judah, from you shall come forth for me one who is ruler in Israel, whose origin is from of old, from ancient days."
Name: barbara anne
Reference: Matt 5:48
Quote: You, therefore, must be perfect, as your heavenly Father is perfect.
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 08:01:03 PM
Leviticus 19:2. Uses Holy instead of perfect in the NRSV.
Name: Sarah PL
Reference: Matthew 4:7
Quote: Jesus answered him, "It is also written: 'Do not put the Lord your God to the test."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 06:13:19 PM
This is in reference to Deut. 6:16
Name: Sarah PL
Reference: Matthew 4:6
Quote: "If you are the Son of God," he said, "throw yourself down. For it is written: " 'He will command his angels concerning you, and they will lift you up in their hands, so that you will not strike your foot against a stone."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 06:11:10 PM
This in reference to Psalm 91:11,12
Name: Sarah PL
Reference: Matthew 5:43
Quote: "You have heard that it was said, 'Love your neighbor[a] and hate your enemy."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 05:45:21 PM
This in reference to Leviticus 19:18
Name: Sarah PL
Reference: Matthew 5:38
Quote: "You have heard that it was said, 'Eye for eye, and tooth for tooth.'
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 05:39:41 PM
This is in reference to Exodus 21:24
Name: Gail Holman
Reference: Matthew 5:31
Quote: "It is also said, 'Whoever divorces his wife, let him give her a certificate of divorce.'
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 04:52:15 PM
can be found in Deuteronomy 24:1
Name: Pat B.
Reference: Matt. 6:28-29
Quote: And why are you anxious about clothing? Consider the lilies of the field, how they grow: they neither toil nor spin: yet I tell you, not even Solomon in all his glory was arrayed like one of these.
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 02:44:17 PM
The reference is to King Solomon whose reign was known for its opulence.
Name: Sarah
Reference: Matth 2:1
Quote: "Now when Jesus was born in Bethlehem of Judea....."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 01:31:35 PM
Bethlehem was the ancestral home of David (1Samuel 16:1).The expectation being that the new messiah would come from the family of David.
Name: Zareen
Reference: Mt.1:12
Quote: And after the deporation to Babylon: Jechoniah was the father of Shealtiel, and Shealtiel the fathr of Zerubbabel, and Zerubbabel the father of Abiud, and Abiud the father of Eliakim, and Eliakim the father of Zadok, and Zadok the father of Achim, and Akim th father of Eliud, and Eliud the father of Eliezar, and Eliezar the father of Matthan, and Matthan the father of Jacob, and Jacob the father of Joseph, and Joseph the husband of Mary, of whom Jesus was born, who is called Christ.
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 10:33:24 AM
The passage is referring to the Old Testament
Name: Judy Ahles
Reference: Matthew 3:17
Quote: And a voice from heaven siad, "This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom Iam well pleasd."
Date: Monday, September 26, 2005
Time: 10:15:13 AM
Assumes reader knows who son is ref. Isa 42:1;44:2.
Name: Eric
Reference: Mt 2:1
Quote: in the days of Herod the king...
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Time: 07:20:23 PM
Herod, an Edomite, was first non-Israelite king of Judah. Significance in OT Scripture (time of messiah being near)is found in Gn. 49:10 which reads: The scepter shall not depart from Judah,nor the ruler’s staff from between his feet, until tribute comes to him; and the obedience of the peoples is his. (NRSV)
Name: Sonia
Reference: Matth 1:1
Quote: The book of the genealogy of Jesus Christ, the son of David, the son of Abraham.
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Time: 04:41:44 PM
Doesn't this assume knowledge of the role of Abrahamn and the role of King David as important to God,the lineage of the chosen people and prophecies. I appologize that I have entered two quotes, but I really wanted to ask about this one.
Name: Mair
Reference: Mt 2:23
Quote: "He shall be called a Nazarene."
Date: Sunday, September 25, 2005
Time: 04:34:41 PM
according to NRSV, Nazareth is similar in sound and meaning in Aramaic to the Hebrew word for branch in Isa. 11:1
Name: Jim Roche
Reference: Matthew 7:26
Quote: "... like a foolish man who built his house upon the sand;
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Time: 10:20:07 AM
Refers to Job 1:19 - "...suddenly a great wind came from the desert, and caught the four corners of the house, and the house fell upon thy children,and they are dead;" God is testing Job through Satan. We shouldn't blame God for awful events as we don't know God's ultimate purposes.
Name: Amy
Reference: Matthew 1:11
Quote: ...at the time of the deportation to Babylon.
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Time: 09:59:59 AM
Assumes a knowledge of Jewish history.
Name: Cathie Kimball
Reference: 4:14-16
Quote: that what was spoken by the prophet Isaiah might be fulfilled: "The land of Zebulun and the land of Naphtali, toward the sea, across the Jordan, Galilee of the Gentiles- the people who sat in darkness have seen a great light, and for those who sat in the region and shadow of death light has dawned"
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Time: 08:26:44 AM
Refers to a prophet well known to the Israelites
Name: Doug
Reference: Matth 2:2
Quote: and asked "Where is the one who has been born king of the Jews?"
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Time: 06:33:44 AM
Indicates that the Magi were Gentiles. Matthew shows that all nations acknowledged Jesus as "king of the Jews".
Name: Poppy
Reference: Mt 2:18
Quote: "A voice was heard in Ramah, wailing and loud lamentation, Rachel weeping for her children; she refused to be consoled, because they are no more."
Date: Saturday, September 24, 2005
Time: 12:25:37 AM
Reference to Rachel, wife of Jacob, who was buried near Bethlehem(Gen 35:16-20). In this quotation Rachel weeps in solidarity with all Israelite mothers whose children have been killed by Herod.
Name: Adam
Reference: Matthew 2:6
Quote: 'And you, Bethlehem, land of Judah, are by no means least among the rulers of Judah; since from you shall come a rulet, who is to shepherd my people Israel.'
Date: Friday, September 23, 2005
Time: 10:00:14 PM
This is a fullfillment of teh prophecy in Micha 5:2.
Name: Sheryl
Reference: Matth 4:4
Quote: But he answered, "It is written, 'Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceeds from the mouth of God.""
Date: Friday, September 23, 2005
Time: 09:23:32 AM
A direct quote from Dt 8:3
Name: Laura
Reference: Matt. 5:12
Quote: Rejoice and be glad, for your reward is great in heaven, for so men persecuted the prophets who were before you.
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Time: 10:56:18 PM
assumes knowledge of the prophets' work and stories.
Name: TPB
Reference: Matt 3:4
Quote: John’s clothes were made of camel’s hair, and he had a leather belt around his waist.
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Time: 10:01:45 PM
Description of John references the prophet Elijah in II Kings 1:8 They answered him, “A hairy man, with a leather belt around his waist.” He said, “It is Elijah the Tishbite.”
Name: Sonia
Reference: Matth 3:3
Quote: "For this is he who was spoken of by the prophet Isaiah when he said, "The voice of one crying in the wilderness: Prepare the way of the Lord, make his path straight."
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Time: 10:28:38 AM
Refers to Old Testament prophecy
Name: Terah Ames
Reference: Matthew 1:22-23
Quote: All this took place to fulfill what the Lord had spoken by the ptophet: "Behold, a virgin shall concieve and bear a son, and his name shall be called Emmanuel"
Date: Thursday, September 22, 2005
Time: 08:03:53 AM
This links back to Isaiah 7:14, where the prophet Isaiah indicates that the virgin birth will be a sign from the Lord.
Name: Barb Sagat
Reference: Matthew 2:15
Quote: ...and remained there until the death of Herod. This was to fulfil what the Lord had spoken by the prophet "Out of Egypt have I called my Son"
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 11:45:52 PM
Reference to Hosea 11:1
Name: Genise K.
Reference: Matthew 1:20
Quote: "behold, an angel of the Lord appeared to him in a dream"
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 11:19:09 PM
Reference back to Job 33:15&16 "in dreams God opens the ears of men and seals their instruction". (Scofield Reference Bible)
Name: Dina L.
Reference: Mt 4:10
Quote: At this, Jesus said to him, "Get away, Satan! It is written: `The Lord, your God, shall you worship and him alone shall you serve.'"
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 10:59:25 PM
Jesus' rebuke to Satan refers to the first commandment given to Moses in the Old Testament.
Name: Rosemary Ananis
Reference: Matthew 1: 17
Quote: So all the generations from Abraham to David were fourteen generations, and from David to the deportation to Babylon fourteen generations
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 10:18:39 PM
Refers to the deportation of the Jews from Israel to Babylon as described in Second Isaiah
Name: David T.
Reference: Mt 5:17
Quote: Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets
Date: Wednesday, September 21, 2005
Time: 11:48:49 AM
The expression refers to Old Testament scriptures.