Megan McKenna
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Matthew: The book of Mercy
Type: BOOK
Author: Megan McKenna
Author: Megan McKenna
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Matthew was known with in the fledging community of jews who had begun to the teachings of jesus as a minor tax collector, a public sinner, and a scribe. He wrote his goespel to create an identity forthis small group as they sturggled against persecution from the romans and seperation from the jewish leaderships. Megan mckenna shows how matthew and his community forged this identity through forgiveness, reconcilition and at-one-ment. For them , what charaterizes church is jesus as the mercy...