THE WASHING OF HANDS AND THE TRADITIONS OF THE ELDERS (Mark 7:1 *). Mt. is again briefer than Mk. He omits the parenthetical explanation Mark 7:3 f. and the technical term Corban, turns the statement of Mark 7:9 into a question (Matthew 15:3), and puts the quotation from Isaiah as a climax after the... [ Continue Reading ]
THE HEALING OF THE GREEK WOMAN'S DAUGHTER (Mark 7:24 *). Lk. may have thought the story unacceptable to his Gentile readers. Mt. adds the saying, I was not sent but unto the lost sheep of the house of Israel. He makes the woman come out of the heathen territory, for Jesus could hardly go thither, mu... [ Continue Reading ]
HEALINGS. A general survey takes the place of Mk.'s (Mark 7:31) story of the cure of the deaf mute, perhaps because of the use by Jesus of material means and groaning. Similarly the story of the blind man (Mark 8:22) is omitted, though in compensation Mt. has given Matthew 9:27. It is curious that t... [ Continue Reading ]
THE SECOND FEEDING OF THE MULTITUDE (Mark 8:1 *) Mt. follows Mk. closely, but again adds women and children. I would not send them away fasting (Matthew 15:32), according to Allen, heightens the note of mastery and dignity of Christ's aims. Magadan (Matthew 15:39) is as great a puzzle as Mk.'s Dalma... [ Continue Reading ]