A Summary Of The Passages Of Matthew 27: 9

The passages of Matthew 27:45-28:9 record the execution, death, and resurrection of

Jesus Christ. The book of Matthew is written in the genre of a gospel. One of the key literary

features of the gospels are the connections that they build (Duval and Hays, 279). These

connections can be made both to the gospel itself, and to other portions of the Bible. Because of

this, the verses of Matthew 27:45-28:9 are filled with these connections. Other literary features

of the gospels that are present in this passages are the repeated use of metaphor, simile, and

hyperbole. Throughout the course of this passage, there are many themes present. A few of the

most prominent things that are observed are Jesus’ confirmation of his status as the Son of God,

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So by the end of this passage, man is bound by a new covenant with

God. In verses 52- 53, the second and third apocalyptic events that took place; Namely a rock

splitting earthquake, and the opening of tombs and resurrection of saints transpires. Earthquakes

were not unheard of, and as such, tomb openings, and rock tearing were not unheard of either.

But saints raising from the dead and appearing to people in the city undeniably stated that this

event was of a divine nature (Morris 725). We also see here another literary feature of the

gospels, the authors use of a metaphor to compare death to sleeping, helps provide the audience

with vivid imagery. It is also worth noting the connection between the rocks splitting, and Jesus’

predication of rocks “crying out” in Luke 19:40. In verse 54, the Roman centurion and the

people with him were terrified by the events they were witnessing and proclaimed Jesus’

divinity. This is an interesting point because the Romans were Gentiles (Osborne and Arnold

1047). Additionally, in verse 56 we see that none of Jesus’ male disciples are present at the

crucifixion, however, the author makes a point of noting the women that witnessed the