Tag: Israel in microcosm

Household: Jesus’ Household Code (Part 1)

Jul 3, 2007

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by

mwkruse

in Culture, History, Series: Household of God, Sociology, Theology

What was Jesus' household code? The gospel of Matthew contains five discourses. The fourth discourse (chapter 18) concerns life in the Kingdom. Carolyn Osiek and David Balch (drawing on the work of Warren Carter) see the collection of stories immediately following the fourth discourse (chapters 19-20) functioning as a household code. Here is a breakdown…