Theme: Seeing God's Reign in the Christ

Exegetical note
Matthew makes a noteworthy departure from his source Mark in this account of Jesus' triumphal entry when in v. 9 he changes his predecessor's "Blessed is the coming Reign of our father David" (Mark 11:10) to "Hosanna to the Son of David!" That shift in focus from the Reign to the Christ reflects the transition in emphasis in the early Church from the teachings of Jesus to the message about Jesus, precisely because the earliest believers saw in his deeds the active Reign of God.

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