Episode 19 (Matt 3:1–6) Noting two points:1. Validating the Outlier Perspective of John the Cleanser (I say "outsider" but "outlier" is probably a more accurate term;2. Cataloging John's Various Credentials.

018: John's Mission (National repentance, Matt 3:1–6)

Dec 18th, 2023

Part 1 of Matthew chapter 3John the Baptist calls for national repentanceResponse is massive

017: Masculinity Studies?

Dec 7th, 2023

Why poetics of Matthew research is not quite masculinity studies. Should I remove the term "masculinity" from the name of the podcast?This question is once more on my mind since I have recently received my first book review by Sébastien Doane.

016: Matthew 2 part 5. Nazareth in Galilee as Refuge

Sep 5th, 2023

Matthew 2:19–23. Jesus grows up in a small town (Nazareth) in Galilee, at a safe distance from Jerusalem. Why?

015: For Her Children. Matthew 2 part 4

Aug 3rd, 2023

Matthew 2:16–18Herod kills the children. "Rachel" weeps for her children.

014: Out of Egypt I Called My Son. Matthew 2 part 3

Jul 27th, 2023

In the middle of the night, Joseph hides the child and the child's mother in Egypt.Verses 13–15 of Matthew chapter 2.

013: The Magi's Success. Matthew 2 part 2

Jun 9th, 2023

Matthew 2:7–12The Magi do not follow all of Herod's instructionsWhy are they warned in a dream?

012: "and all Jerusalem with him" Matthew 2 part 1

May 24th, 2023

The first six verses of Matthew 2.Why does it say "and all Jerusalem with him" was troubled?

011: Concluding Matthew 1

Oct 19th, 2022

In this episode I offer some conclusions for Matthew chapter 1 as I begin to prepare to move on to study other chapters.In the last 9 minutes I read from the Epilogue of my forthcoming book looking at how Matthew 28 corresponds to Matthew 1.

010: Flipping Patriarchal Agendas. The human pattern of five

Feb 11th, 2022

Finally in this episode I get to answer the question: Why does the genealogy in Matthew chapter one refer to five stories of how particularheirs were produced in a particular way by particular patriarchs from particular mothers ...? So why

009: The parallel story to how Joseph became the father of Jesus

Jan 5th, 2022

PG Contains mild adult themes and sexual references. This episode is about the parallel story to how Joseph almost does not becomeknown as the father of Jesus because he thought it would not be right for him to claim to be the father of Mar

008: Connecting both units in Matthew chapter 1 (5 mothers)

Nov 9th, 2021

This episode is about what connects the first unit and the second unit in what we usually call Matthew chapter one, as if they might be intended to function together as a single, whole as a single unit? It's very easy to treat them separatel

007b: What's "all this" that's happened? (Matt 1:22)

Sep 12th, 2021

This is the second part of episode 7 which completes the structural analysis of Matt 1:18-25 by examining the centerpiece of the literary unit, namely verse 22.What is verse 22 referring to when it says "this whole thing happened..." if it has

007a: The Jesus Messiah's genesis was thus..? Unpacking the heading in Matt 1:18

Aug 22nd, 2021

This episode is about the seemingly vague heading at the beginning of the story unit in verses 18 to 25 of Matthew chapter 1, which says: "The Jesus Messiah's progeneration was this way."What is it saying..? What was this way..?What actually en

006: What Was Joseph Thinking? (Six Assumptions)

Apr 20th, 2021

What was Joseph thinking about Mary when he decided to divorce her quietly?Why did he not consult Mary before making his decision?Does the text indicate an answer? Yes!But first we need to examine six common assumptions. Timestamps for Episode

005: Why 5 mothers? Feminist solution? Can we find the answer in the text?

Jul 23rd, 2020

This episode introduces a mystery: Why does the messianic lineage include references to a few mothers?In the first section of Matthew chapter 1 (the so-called genealogy) prior to identifying Mary as the mother of Jesus the Messiah (verse 16)

004: Fourteen Interpretations (the gap in the text of Mt 1:17)

Oct 23rd, 2018

Episode 4. Exploring multiple interpretations of the meaning of the number fourteen in Matt 1:17.Why is it important that the number of generations should be fourteen?The text points out that the number of generations is fourteen plus fourte

003: The 3-Part Mythic Paradigm of Cosmic Proportions in The Genealogy (Mt1:17)

Jun 9th, 2018

In episode 3, I try to answer two questions about verse 17 of Matthew chapter 1...Why is it structured in three parts? and, Why is it of equal proportions?Short Answer: The structure of the genealogy is a three-part mythic paradigm of cosmic

002: Verse 1 of Matthew. Defining the Genesis of Christos in Eight Nouns

Feb 24th, 2018

In this episode (episode 2), I provide a commentary on verse 1 of Matthew. Verse 1 consists of eight nouns, in four pairs:BIBLOS GENESISJESUS CHRISTOSSON (OF) DAVIDSON (OF) ABRAHAMI discuss the main debates, namely is verse 1 the original head

001: PreText. Podcast Agenda, Book Title, Authorship Questions

Nov 22nd, 2017

The first episode of Matthewlinity."PRETEXT"Episode 1 has three parts.Part 1: Agenda of Podcast.I explain the name and aim of the podcast: Critical Study of Matthew and Masculinity.Why 'Critical Study'? Why 'Matthew'? Why 'Masculinity'?