THE TEMPTATION (Mark 1:12 f.*, Luke 4:1 *). Jesus'sudden recognition of His Sonship or Messiah-ship and of the responsibility thus laid upon Him, found natural expression in His retirement into solitude. In the dreary wilderness of Judæ a (p. 31), which overhangs the north of the Dead Sea, He grappl... [ Continue Reading ]
JESUS ANNOUNCES THE KINGDOM IN GALILEE (Mark 1:14 f.*, Luke 4:14 f.) More precisely than Mk., Mt. gives John's arrest by Herod Antipas as the reason why Jesus began to preach. Galilee was part of Antipas-' realm, but it was remote from the scene of John's work and imprisonment, hence perhaps the wor... [ Continue Reading ]
THE CALL OF THE FIRST DISCIPLES (Mark 1:16 *; contrast Luke 5:1 and John 1:35). _Cf._ p. 665. The account is almost identical with that in Mk., except that Mt. omits the mention of the hired servants left with Zebedee. He also transfers Mk.'s straightway from the call of Jesus to the response of the... [ Continue Reading ]
SUMMARY OF WORK IN GALILEE (_cf._ Mark 1:39; Luke 4:44). Mt. here departs from Mk.'s order; he is about to give an account of the teachings of Jesus (Matthew 4:5) before an account of His healings (Matthew 8:1). _Cf._ the ré sumé at Matthew 9:35. The note of good tidings omitted in Matthew 4:17 (Mar... [ Continue Reading ]