Nevertheless, She Persisted Bob Stillerman 12th Sunday After Pentecost, 8/20/2023 Matthew 15:21-28 Nevertheless She Persisted Matthew 15.21-28 8-20-2023 Context is paramount in engaging this morning’s passage. Matthew’s author writes for a faith community that identifies itself as distinctly Jewish. Distinct is an important adjective. What makes this community distinct is that they affirm Jesus as Messiah in an era where most Jewish communities do not. And it’s this distinction that will ultimately marginalize and alienate Matthew’s community from their neighbors. The author intends to reassert the Jewishness of Jesus – a new......

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