Now The Trouble Starts - Audio
Dec 26, 2010•19 min
Episode description
In Matthew's telling of the account of Mary and Joseph fleeing to Egypt with Jesus, we encounter a Christian midrash on the story of Moses and the Exodus. In this haggadic midrash, Matthew shows that he understands the life of Jesus to recapitulate the life of Israel. In Matthew's mind, Christmas wasn't simply the birth of Jesus - it was the rebirth of the entire people of God!
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