Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
This podcast takes a journey through the Gospel of Matthew, unpacking its story of Jesus as a peasant leader of a nonviolent movement for a new society that he calls “The Kingdom of Heaven.” Each episode explores literary, cultural and historical context, passage by passage.
Bible Study: Parody and Subversion in Matthew's Gospel
Episode 51: Parable of the Vineyard Workers, Matthew 20:1-16
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Bert Newton
Jesus warns against meritocracy in this often overlooked parable.
A couple of resources mentioned in the podcast are:
Clifton Mark's article, "A Belief in Meritocracy is Not Only False, It's Bad for You," can be found here.
The PBS video about Paul Piff and his experiments about wealth and meritocracy can be found here.