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Who Can Forgive Sins [Matthew]
Very helpful in elucidating the story of Jesus healing the paralytic. Mackie provides critical historical context regarding the authority under the Roman empire and how sins were forgiven through temple sacrifice. I also found his theological discussions of forgiveness helpful, and he provides a fresh hypothesis on how Jesus may have been directly addressing what a Jewish paralytic at that time would have assumed about their own sin.
Tim Mackie explores the question of who has authority to forgive sins in the Gospel of Matthew, examining the theological implications of forgiveness in Jesus's ministry and teaching.
