The Word of the cross is a living word, crying out for reinterpretation as life takes new shape and expression. Reinterpreting the Gospel was particularly compelling for Matthew's church because his Christians lived in a time of profound transition. The Passion of Jesus, then, was not simply a story of suffering out of the past but a point of identification for the Christians of Matthew's own time.
For us twentieth-century Christians, who also know the peculiar suffering and hope of living in an age that is both dying and being born, the Passion of Jesus according to Matthew has special meaning.
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Donald Senior, CP, (1940-2022), was a professor of New Testament at Catholic Theological Union in Chicago. He served for twenty-three years as president of CTU and was its chancellor. He was a frequent lecturer and speaker throughout the United States and abroad and served on a variety of boards and commissions, including the Pontifical Biblical Commission. He published extensively on biblical topics, with numerous books and articles for both scholarly and popular audiences.
Contents
Preface 7
Part I Preparation for the Passion
Introduction 17
I Birth Pangs 18
II The Destiny of John the Baptist 23
III Persecution for the Sake of Justice 26
IV Jesus and His Opponents 33
V The Cross and the Community's Mission 40
Part II The Passion of Jesus
Introduction 47
I Prelude: The Passion is Announced in Word and Deed (26:1-16)
II The Last Passover (26:17-35) 58
III Gethsemane: the Handing Over of the Sone of Man (26:36-56) 74
IV Trial before the Sanhedrin (26:57-27:10)
V Trial before Pilate (27:11-31) 108
VI Crucifixion and Death (27:32-56) 124
VII Vigil at the Tomb (27:57-66)
VIII Resurrection and Mission 155
Part III The Passion of Jesus: Matthew's Message
I The Passion and Matthew's Portrayal of Jesus 163
II The Crisis of the Passion and Response to the Gospel 172
III The Passion and Matthew's Theology of History 181
Subject Index 185
Author Index 192
Biblical Reference Index 194
