Mt 8:16–17; 68
Mt 8:18–22; 207, 217, 258
Mt 8:19; 25
Mt 8:26; 219
Mt 9:9–13; 15, 34, 207
Mt 9:9; 16
Mt 9:11; 25
Mt 9:13; 68
Mt 9:15; 48
Mt 9:35–10:14; 217
Mt 9:35; 19, 20, 24, 25, 277
Mt 10:1–4; 35
Mt 10:1; 20
Mt 10:5–6; 57, 238, 238
Mt 10:9–15; 210, 215
Mt 10:9–14; 222
Mt 10:14; 238
Mt 10:16; 238
Mt 10:17–25; 258
Mt 10:17; 78, 153, 266
Mt 10:16; 266
Mt 10:23; 57
Mt 10:24–25; 25, 49
Mt 10:29; 219
Mt 10:34–39; 258
Mt 10:34–36; 68
Mt 10:39; 49
Mt 10:40–42; 217
Mt 10:41–42; 144, 154
Mt 10:41; 44, 49, 267
Mt 10:42; 49
Mt 11:5; 39
Mt 11:6; 33, 89
Mt 11:10; 68
Mt 11:11–12; 40
Mt 11:19; 145
Mt 11:25–27; 165
Mt 11:25–26; 175
Mt 11:29; 42
Mt 12:7; 45
Mt 12:16–21; 68
Mt 12:28; 40, 178
Mt 12:33–34; 208
Mt 12:34–35; 125
Mt 12:38; 25
Mt 12:45; 125
Mt 12:49–50; 27
Mt 12:50; 180
Mt 13:1–6; 267
Mt 13:10–11; 22
Mt 13:16; 33
Mt 13:17; 44
Mt 13:19; 125, 186
Mt 13:21; 89
Mt 13:24–30; 238
Mt 13:34; 22
Mt 13:36–52; 238
Mt 13:36–43; 238, 267
Mt 13:36; 22
Mt 13:38; 48, 125, 186
Mt 13:42; 267
Mt 13:45–46; 238
Mt 13:46; 251
Mt 13:48; 64
Mt 13:49; 44, 126
Mt 13:50; 64
Mt 13:57; 89
Mt 14:7; 118
Mt 14:9; 118
Mt 14:13–21; 216, 244
Mt 14:22–33; 233, 243
Mt 14:31; 219
Mt 15:32–39; 244
Mt 15:1–20; 45, 72
Mt 15:18–20; 208
Mt 15:19; 87, 100, 125
Mt 15:21–28; 45
Mt 15:24; 57
Mt 15:26–27; 238
Mt 15:32–39; 216
Mt 16:6; 153, 266
Mt 16:8; 219
Mt 16:11, 12; 153, 266
Mt 16:13–19; 274
Mt 16:25; 49
Mt 16:27; 264
Mt 17; 133
Mt 17:1–13; 68
Mt 17:1–8; 19, 23
Mt 17:14–21; 243
Mt 17:14; 22
Mt 17:19; 22
Mt 17:20; 219
Mt 17:24; 25
Mt 18:3; 257
Mt 18:4; 69
Mt 18:6; 89
Mt 18:8–9; 64, 85
Mt 18:14; 180
Mt 18:15–20; 230
Mt 18:15; 79
Mt 18:17; 238
Mt 18:21–35; 47, 182
Mt 18:23–35; 183, 226, 227
Mt 18:25; 251
Mt 18:30; 64
Mt 18:32; 126
Mt 19; 101
Mt 19:1–9; 107
Mt 19:3; 97
Mt 19:8–9; 97
Mt 19:8; 97
Mt 19:9; 87, 102
Mt 19:10–12; 92
Mt 19:16–30; 146, 207, 249
Mt 19:16–22; 146
Mt 19:16; 25
Mt 19:18; 87
Mt 19:21; 39
Mt 19:23–24; 40
Mt 19:24; 229
Mt 19:28; 55, 228
Mt 19:29; 49
Mt 20:1–16; 49, 211
Mt 20:8; 144, 154, 184
Mt 20:15; 125, 208
Mt 20:16; 69
Mt 20:18; 259
Mt 20:20–28; 47
Mt 20:21; 69
Mt 20:23; 69
Mt 20:26; 69
Mt 21:5; 42
Mt 21:12; 81
Mt 21:28–32; 259, 273, 274, 276
Mt 21:31; 180
Mt 21:32; 44, 276
Mt 21:43; 145
Mt 22:1–14; 259
Mt 22:10; 126
Mt 22:14; 259
Mt 22:16, 24; 25
Mt 22:34–40; 38, 44, 47, 139, 140, 147, 249, 251
Mt 22:39; 198
Mt 22:40; 252
Mt 23; 30, 154, 156
Mt 23:2; 23
Mt 23:4; 139
Mt 23:8; 25
Mt 23:16–22; 110, 112, 113
Mt 23:17; 81, 275
Mt 23:23–24; 231
Mt 23:23; 45
Mt 23:24; 229
Mt 23:25–28; 45
Mt 23:28; 44
Mt 23:29; 44
Mt 23:31; 48
Mt 23:33–39; 49
Mt 23:34; 267
Mt 23:35; 44
Mt 23:39; 176
Mt 24:9; 49, 258
Mt 24:10; 89
Mt 24:11; 266
Mt 24:12; 268
Mt 24:14; 238
Mt 24:19; 268
Mt 24:21; 258
Mt 24:22; 268
Mt 24:23–28; 268
Mt 24:23–25; 266
Mt 24:24; 266
Mt 24:29; 258, 268
Mt 24:36; 268
Mt 24:45; 274
Mt 25:1–13; 273, 274
Mt 25:2, 3, 8; 275
Mt 25:11, 12; 268
Mt 25:26; 126
Mt 25:31–46; 45, 49, 157, 211, 259, 264, 268, 276
Mt 25:37; 44
Mt 25:41; 267
Mt 25:46; 44
Mt 26:9, 11; 39
Mt 26:17–30; 216
Mt 26:18; 25
Mt 26:26; 181
Mt 26:29; 40, 268
Mt 26:33; 89
Mt 26:36–37; 166
Mt 26:39; 243
Mt 26:42; 180
Mt 26:52; 130
Mt 26:62–64; 118
Mt 26:67; 127
Mt 26:74; 118
Mt 27:19; 44
Mt 27:32, 35; 127
Mt 27:43; 185
Mt 27:57; 22, 207
Mt 28:16–20; 27, 239
Mt 28:18–20; 176
Mt 28:19–20; 238, 239
Mt 28:19; 22, 145
Mt 28:20; 251
Mark
Mk 1:35; 166
Mk 1:41; 75
Mk 2:14; 16
Mk 2:18–22; 195, 199
Mk 3:5; 81
Mk 3:31–35; 26
Mk 7:21; 100
Mk 8:34–9:1; 132
Mk 9:42–47; 85
Mk 9:47; 257
Mk 9:50; 57
Mk 10:11–12; 101
Mk 10:12; 98
Mk 10:15; 257
Mk 10:46–52; 27
Mk 11:15; 81
Mk 11:25–26; 182
Mk 12:18–32; 5, 85
Mk 12:30; 74
Mk 12:31; 252
Mk 14:25; 257
Mk 14:62; 176
Mk 15:21; 127
Mk 15:34; 175
Mk 15:43; 179
Luke
Lu 1:46–55; 40, 43, 170
Lu 1:67–79; 43
Lu 1:73; 118
Lu 1:74; 185
Lu 2:25–35; 39
Lu 2:25; 179
Lu 2:36–38; 39
Lu 4:16–30; 34, 204
Lu 4:16–20; 165
Lu 4:16; 22
Lu 4:20; 23
Lu 6; 36
Lu 6:17; 22
Lu 6:20–49; 14
Lu 6:20–26; 30, 33, 34
Lu 6:20; 38
Lu 6:21; 43
Lu 6:27–28; 143
Lu 6:29–30; 126
Lu 6:35; 143, 144
Lu 6:36; 146
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Lu 6:37–38; 250
Lu 6:37; 229
Lu 6:41–45; 250, 265
Lu 6:45; 186
Lu 6:46; 250, 265
Lu 6:47–49; 250
Lu 8:1–4; 148
Lu 8:1–3; 210, 212
Lu 8:24; 268
Lu 8:35; 26
Lu 8:41; 26
Lu 9:57–62; 220
Lu 10:25–37; 139
Lu 10:27; 139
Lu 10:39; 26
Lu 10:41; 218, 268
Lu 11:1–4; 182, 187, 188
Lu 11:1–2; 174
Lu 11:1; 188
Lu 11:2; 188, 189
Lu 11:3; 181
Lu 11:4; 184
Lu 11:5–8; 241
Lu 11:9–13; 250
Lu 11:13; 244
Lu 11:34–35; 205
Lu 12:22–31; 217
Lu 12:33–34; 205
Lu 12:57; 228
Lu 13:23–24; 250, 259
Lu 13:26–27; 250, 259, 265
Lu 14:15; 181
Lu 14:34; 57
Lu 16:13; 205
Lu 16:17; 68
Lu 16:18; 101
Lu 16:19–31; 224, 270
Lu 17:16; 26
Lu 18:1–8; 241
Lu 18:9–14; 70
Lu 18:11–12; 195
Lu 19:1–10; 207
Lu 19:22; 228
Lu 19:45; 81
Lu 22:28–32; 196
Lu 23:34; 143
Lu 24:13–49; 66
Lu 24:17; 196
John
Jn 2:15; 81
Jn 3:17–18; 228
Jn 5:22; 228
Jn 6; 181
Jn 6:3; 19
Jn 6:5–13; 216
Jn 6:48; 181
Jn 6:61; 89
Jn 7:24; 228
Jn 7:51; 228
Jn 7:53–8:11; 45, 87, 234
Jn 8:12; 56
Jn 9:5; 56
Jn 10:1–30; 266
Jn 10:9; 258
Jn 10:30; 175
Jn 12:28; 177
Jn 12:48; 228
Jn 13:35; 56
Jn 16:1; 89
Jn 16:23–24; 241, 243
Jn 17; 165, 176
Jn 17:15; 186
Acts
Ac 2; 71
Ac 2:30; 118
Ac 3; 71
Ac 3:1; 163, 189
Ac 4:19; 228
Ac 9:4; 268
Ac 10–11; 69, 71, 239
Ac 10:1–4; 166
Ac 10:25; 26
Ac 13; 71
Ac 13:2–3; 195
Ac 14; 71
Ac 14:23; 195
Ac 15:10; 139
Ac 15:20; 100
Ac 15:27–29; 57
Ac 15:29; 100
Ac 17; 71
Ac 20:29; 266
Ac 21:25; 100
Ac 22:3; 26
Romans
Ro 1:9; 118
Ro 2:1; 226, 229
Ro 2:3; 229
Ro 2:17; 56
Ro 2:28–29; 154
Ro 5:12–21; 55, 56
Ro 7:1–6; 67
Ro 7:24; 185
Ro 8:37–39; 42
Ro 9–11; 66
Ro 10:3; 70
Ro 12:9; 186
Ro 12:14; 143
Ro 12:19; 139
Ro 12:21; 131
Ro 13:8–10; 249
Ro 13:9; 139, 252
Ro 13:10; 252
Ro 14; 227, 253
Ro 14:10; 229
Ro 16:20; 48
1 Corinthians
1Co 3:10–16; 264
1Co 4:5; 229
1Co 4:12–13; 143
1Co 5:1; 100
1Co 6:13, 18; 100
1Co 7:1–16; 94
1Co 7:2; 100
1Co 7:10; 1–1
1Co 7:32–34; 218
1Co 9:19–23; 69, 210
1Co 10:13; 185
1Co 12:1–3; 267
1Co 12:25; 218
1Co 13; 207
1Co 15:1–28; 71
1Co 15:20–28; 10, 211
2 Corinthians
2Co 1:23; 118
2Co 3:18; 71
2Co 4:4; 71
2Co 5:6–10; 264
2Co 8–9; 213
2Co 12:21; 100
Galatians
Ga 1:20; 118
Ga 2:1–10; 57
Ga 3:1; 82
Ga 3:19–26; 69
Ga 3:19–25; 66
Ga 3:26; 175
Ga 5:13–26; 46
Ga 5:14; 139, 249, 252
Ga 5:19; 100
Ga 5:22–23; 33
Ga 6:1; 45, 230
Ephesians
Eph 2:8–10; 54
Eph 2:11–18; 236
Eph 4:26; 75
Eph 4:31; 75, 81
Eph 5:3; 100
Eph 5:21–33; 94
Eph 5:25–27; 86
Eph 6:7; 80
Philippians
Php 1:8; 118
Php 2:6–11; 10, 211
Php 2:9; 176
Php 2:20; 218
Php 4:6; 218
Colossians
Col 1:13; 185
Col 1:15; 71
Col 3:5; 100
Col 3:8; 81
Col 3:10; 71
Col 3:13; 185
Col 4:6; 57
1 Thessalonians
1Th 1:10; 185
1Th 4:3; 100
1Th 5:15; 143
2 Thessalonians
2Th 2:9–10; 268
2Th 3:2; 185
1 Timothy
1Ti 6:16; 46
2 Timothy
2Ti 2:8–13; 55, 56
2Ti 3:11; 185
2Ti 3:16–17; 276
2Ti 4:18; 186, 188
Hebrews
Heb 2:17; 45
Heb 4:14–16; 236
Heb 9:1–10:18; 236
Heb 11; 30, 49
James
Jam 1:3–5; 241
Jam 1:5–6; 242
Jam 1:9–11; 39
Jam 1:13; 185
Jam 1:15; 88
Jam 1:16–17; 241, 244
Jam 1:19–20; 46
Jam 1:20; 81
Jam 1:22–25; 276
Jam 1:25–27; 268
Jam 2; 253
Jam 2:1–13; 39, 45
Jam 2:8; 139, 249, 252
Jam 2:12–13; 45
Jam 2:13; 159, 226, 230
Jam 3:1–4:12; 233
Jam 3:17–18; 46
Jam 4:1–3; 46
Jam 4:3; 243
Jam 4:8; 46
Jam 4:11–12; 183, 226, 229
Jam 4:13–5:6; 39
Jam 5:1–6; 206
Jam 5:2–3; 206
Jam 5:9; 226
Jam 5:12; 110, 113, 115
Jam 5:16; 90
1 Peter
1Pe 2:1–12; 55
1Pe 2:21; 131
1Pe 3:9; 143
1Pe 5:7; 215, 216
1Pe 5:8; 186
2 Peter
2Pe 2:7, 9; 185
2Pe 2:14; 88
1 John
1Jn 2:16; 88
1Jn 3:2; 46
1Jn 4:1–3; 266
1Jn 4:2; 267
1Jn 4:7–12; 144
1Jn 5:1; 175
Revelation
Rev 1:5–6; 55, 56
Rev 4–5; 236
Rev 5:9–12; 55, 56
Rev 7:9–17; 34
Rev 9:21; 100
Rev 10:6; 118
Rev 13:13–15; 269
Rev 20–22; 10, 180, 236, 264
Rev 20:4–6; 55, 56
Rev 21–22; 211
Rev 21; 179
Rev 21:4; 42
Rev 21:8–27; 86
Rev 22; 226
Rev 22:4; 46
Subject Index
abortion, 74
Abraham, 43
abstinence, fasting is not, 200
abuse, 107–8
problems of, 192
Adam, 94–95
adulter
y, 85–88
committing, 100–101
victim of, 103
Advent, 201
affluence, 209. See also, mammon, money, rich, wealth
almsgiving, 153–55. See also, giving
Amidah, 162–63, 165
Anabaptists, 131
Anawim, 39–40, 42
anger, 76–82
antitheses, a word describing, 75–76
anxiety
is a barometer, 217
prohibits, 219, 221. See also, worry
apartheid, 47
atonement, 63, 194
authority, of Jesus, 26
Beatitudes, the, 30–54
conditionality of, 33–34
are a radical manifesto, 30–31
two versions of, 36
and virtues, 8
Bible, the
Jesus quotes from, 76
reading, 65–66, 71–72, 133
birds, 219
our teachers, 224–25
blessed, the meaning of, 32–36, 50
bread, 180–82
capital punishment, 123
categorical imperative, 5–6
Catholic Church, divorce in, 104
celibacy, 91–92
charismatic leader, 270–71
chiasm, 237
Christians, and law, 53
church: forms the context, 14
is missional, 60–61
and remarriage, 108
clean, makes people, 73
commandments, of Christ, 72
common, the, 236
community, countercultural, 42
compassion, works of, 268
condemnation, 229
conditionality, of the Beatitudes, 33–34
confession, 194, 234
importance of, 90, 91
consequentialism, 6
context, for the sermon, 19
covenant, grounded in, 112
covenant blessings, 64
covenant code, 249
covenant love, 95, 106–7
cross, the, 132
culture, 73
cursed, those who are, 34
dating, of Matthew, 16
Day of Atonement, fasting and, 194, 201
Dead Sea Scrolls, 61, 142, 249
debts, 184
cancelling, 155
deceived, the, 268
deceiver, the, 266
desire, control of, 92
Deuteronomic code, 249
Didache, 174, 188–89, 258
discernment, 229, 233
disciple, the term, 22
disciples, were not to divorce, 102
discipleship, 54, 258, 263, 265, 270
means mission, 60–61
divine command theory, 9
divorce: and abuse, 107–8
certificate of, 96, 98
confuses, 94–95
ease of, 99
and ecclesial discernment, 105
grounds for, 102
justified, 96
only permitted, 97
prohibited, 101, 104
and remarriage questions, 104–5
doxology, 186–87
earth, translation, 57
edification, mutual, 233
Elijah, 23
Elohim, 71
empathy, 254
enemy, love for, 138, 141–44, 148
Erasmus, 131
eschatology, 9, 11, 210–11
poles of, 178, 180
Essenes, 142
ethics, 2–8, 72
from Below, 11–13
from Beyond, 10–11, 79, 81, 110
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