Less Cities, More Moving People.

In the Gospel of Matthew, we hear a literary tension between heavenly bread and earthly bread, and also between the open wilderness, where the former is to be found, and cities built by the hand of men, which provide the latter. This double contrast is most striking in Chapter 14. In the passage of the feeding of the multitudes, Jesus’ disciples push for sending the multitudes back to the cities and villages to buy bread. He is about to show them that they already have what is necessary to feed them. Join me in a discussion of Matthew 14:13-21.