New Testament 110

New Testament 110 March 19, 2015

 

Domitilla Good Shepherd
Jesus as the Good Shepherd, in the Catacomb of Domitilla near Rome (ca. AD 200-300)
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Matthew 11:28-30

 

Three of the most pleasant and reassuring verses in the gospels.

 

Perhaps something of the nature of the “learning” that Jesus wants us to receive from him (“learn from me”) can be discerned in the fact that the Greek imperative verb “learn!” used here (mathete/μάθετε) derives from the same root as the Greek word “disciples” (mathetai/μαθηταὶ), as in Matthew 12:1, which follows immediately.

 

 


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