Religious Leaders Must Not Seek Honored Treatment (23:6) - IVP New Testament Commentary Series

IVP New Testament Commentary Series – Religious Leaders Must Not Seek Honored Treatment (23:6)

Resources IVP New Testament Commentary Series Matthew THE FUTURE AND THE KINGDOM (23:1-25:46) Judgment on the Religious Elite (23:1-39) Religion for Show (23:1-12) Religious Leaders Must Not Seek Honored Treatment (23:6)

Religious Leaders Must Not Seek Honored Treatment (23:6)

As in much of the Mediterranean world, Palestinian Jewish society included a heavy emphasis on honor and even hierarchy. Seating was normally by rank (as in t. Sanhedrin 7:8; 8:1; Lk 14:7-11; 1QS 2.19-23), and greetings (Mt 23:7; compare 26:49) were virtually mandated by social custom.

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