This unique reference work gathers into one handy volume the key extrabiblical texts that provide the necessary background for passages in the Gospels, along with introductory comments by the editors.
From Kingdom Teaching to Confession
By: Darrell L. BockFrom Kingdom Teaching to Confession: How the Disciples Began to Understand Jesus (Matthew 13:1–16:12; Mark 4:1–8:26; Luke 8:4–9:17)
109. The Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:1-9; Mark 4:1-9; Luke 8:4-8; Aland # 122; Orchard #3 143-144; Huck-Greeven # 103)
110. Why Parables (Matthew 13:10-15; Mark 4:10-12; Luke 8:9-10; Aland # 123a; Orchard # 145; Huck-Greeven # 104)
111. The Blessing of Seeing These Things (Matthew 13:16-17; Luke 10:23-24- in a later context; Aland # 123b; Orchard # 146; Huck-Greeven # 105)
112. Interpretation of the Parable of the Sower (Matthew 13:18-23; Mark 4:13-20; Luke 8:11-15; Aland # 124; Orchard # 147; Huck-Greeven # 106)
2 Maccabees 15:12
113. Revelation as Light to be Heeded (Mark 4:21-25; Luke 8:16-18; Aland # 125; Orchard # 104; Huck-Greeven # 107)
114. The Parable of the Seed Growing Secretly (Mark 4:26-29; Aland # 126; Orchard # 105; Huck-Greeven # 108)
115. The Parable of Wheat and Darnel Together (Matthew 13:24-30; Aland # 127; Orchard # 148; Huck-Greeven # 109)
116. The Parable of the Mustard Seed (Matthew 13:31-32; Mark 4:30-32; Luke 13:18-19- in a later context; Aland # 128; Orchard # 149; Huck-Greeven # 110)
m Niddah 5.2
m Tohorot 8.8
m Kilayim 3.2
m Kilayim 2.9
117. The Parable of the Leaven (Matthew 13:33; Luke 13:20-21- in a later context; Aland # 129; Orchard # 150; Huck-Greeven # 111)
118. Summary on Parabolic Teaching (Matthew 13:34-35; Mark 4:33-34; Aland # 130; Orchard # 151; Huck-Greeven # 112)
119. Interpretation of the Parable of the Wheat and Darnel (Matthew 13:36-43; Aland # 131; Orchard # 152; Huck-Greeven # 113)
Wisdom 3:7-8
4 Ezra 7:97
2 Baruch 70:2
120. The Parables of the Hidden Treasure and the Pearl (Matthew 13:44-46; Aland # 132; Orchard # 153-154; Huck-Greeven # 114)
m Baba Bathra 4.8-9
121. The Parable of the Net (Matthew 13:47-50; Aland # 133; Orchard # 155; Huck-Greeven # 115)
122. Kingdom Scribes and Treasures Old and New (Matthew 13:51-52; Aland 134; Orchard # 156; Huck-Greeven # 116)
123. Jesus’ True Kindred (Luke 8:19-21; Matthew 12:46-50- in an earlier context; Mark 3:31-35- in an earlier context, see unit 108 above; Aland # 135; Orchard # 108; Huck-Greeven # 117)
124. The Stilling of the Storm (Mark 4:35-41; Luke 8:22-25; Matthew 8:23-27- in an earlier context, see 77 above; Aland # 136; Orchard # 112; Huck-Greeven # 118)
125. The Gerasene Demoniac (Mark 5:1-20; Luke 8:26-39; Matthew 8:28-34- in an earlier context; see unit 78 above; Aland # 137; Orchard # 113; Huck-Greeven # 119)
126. Jairus’ Daughter and the Woman with the Hemorrhage (Mark 5:21-43; Luke 8:40-56; Matthew 9:18-26- in an earlier context, see unit 82 above; Aland # 138; Orchard # 117; Huck-Greeven # 120)
127. Jesus is Rejected at Nazareth (Matthew 13:53-58; Mark 6:1-6a; Luke 4:16-30- in an earlier context, see unit 25 above; Aland # 139; Orchard # 157; Huck-Greeven # 121)
128. The Commissioning of the Twelve (Mark 6:6-b-13; Luke 9:1-6; Matthew 9:35; 10:1, 7-11, 14- in an earlier context, see units 85-86 above; Aland # 142; Orchard # 121, 122, 124; Huck-Greeven # 122)
129. Opinions about Jesus (Matthew 14:1-2; Mark 6:14-16; Luke 9:7-9; Aland # 143; Orchard # 158; Huck-Greeven # 123)
Josephus, Jewish War 1.598-600
130. The Death of John the Baptist (Matthew 14:3-12; Mark 6:17-29; conceptual, Luke 3:19-20; Aland # 144; Orchard # 159; Huck-Greeven # 124)
Josephus, Antiquities 18.109-125
m Nedarim 3.1; 9.4
131. The Return of the Apostles (Mark 6:30-31; Luke 9:10a; Aland # 145; Orchard # 160; Huck-Greeven # 125a)
132. The Five Thousand Are Fed (Matthew 14:13-21; Mark 6:32-44; Luke 9:10b-17; John 6:1-14; Aland # 146; Orchard # 161; Huck-Greeven # 125)
133. The Walking on the Water (Matthew 14:22-33; Mark 6:45-52; John 6:16-21; Aland # 147; Orchard # 162; Huck-Greeven # 126)
134. Summary about Healings at Gennesaret (Matthew 14:34-36; Mark 6:53-56: Aland # 148; Orchard # 163; Huck-Greeven # 127)
135. Disputes over Traditions of the Elders and Defiling (Matthew 15:1-20; Mark 7:1-23; Aland # 150; Orchard # 167; Huck-Greeven # 128)
m Yadayim 1.1–2.4
m Tohoroth
Sirach 3:7-8; 12-15
Josephus, Against Apion 2.206
m Nedarim 1.2-4; 3.2; 9.7
Jubilees 1:16; 7:34; 21:24
1 Enoch 10:16; 84:6; 93:2
1QS 8.5; 11.8
CD 1.7

