Did Matthew get it Wrong? Was Galilee Really Gentile Territory? Matthew 4
Channel: The Caffeinated Bible
Date: 2023-03-09

Matthew cites Isaiah 9 to describes Galilee as "Galilee of the Gentiles." Was Galilee a Gentile region? If not, what does Matthew say this? How and why does Matthew quote Isaiah about the region of Galilee?
 
Contents::
00:00 Introduction - Matthew 1-4
02:30 Intro to the Channel
02:59 Back to Matthew 4
03:57 Reading the Text of Matthew 4:12-17
04:42 Two Transitions
07:08 History of Galilee
10:45 Galilee during Jesus' Day
16:00 What is Matthew doing?

Links to Other videos on Matthew: https://youtube.com/playlist?list=PLCYVts5WPNZT0nt4Wyb60w1Ztm7Zym6qI

Books:
Reading the Bible with Giants: How 2000 Years of Biblical Interpretation Can Shed New Light on Old Texts. Second Edition, Cascade Books, 2015
Print or eBook versions
https://tinyurl.com/ybkny2zl

Reading the Bible with Giants on Apple Books
An interactive versions with images, video and other features not available in print versions - highly recommended if you have an iPad or Mac. Free sample chapter also.
https://tinyurl.com/yd7qg74n

The philosophical basis behind reading the Bible in conversation with our tradition:
Reception Theory and Biblical Hermeneutics, Pickwick Publications, 2009.
https://wipfandstock.com/reception-theory-and-biblical-hermeneutics.html

Friends:    
Edge of Faith: Art & Culture Through a Christian Lens magazine
https://edgeoffaithmagazine.com

Fuller Theological Seminary
https://www.fuller.edu

Software I use in the videos ~ Accordance Bible Software:
https://www.accordancebible.com