Die Versuchung Jesu im Matthäusevangelium

Matthew’s Perspective on Roman Political Authority

“…On the side of submission is the 32 It has become usual to look at Q as the source for the temptation in Matthew; see e.g. Stegemann (1985). Comparison with Luke 4:1-13 reveals how much Matthew has shaped the story to his own purposes, including the ordering of the temptations; for some, this indicates Matthean independence from Q (Wilkens, 1982), who detect a Matthean creation of a scribal dispute modelled on the desert temptations of Israel.…”