Then the nature of Jesus’ presence is drilled down more concretely in an analysis of Matthew 18:20. Part 4: People, Presence, and Place concludes that Jesus’ body is the key to uniting the dual Immanuel and spatial themes in Matthew. Jesus’ body is a microcosm of the two realms and the kingdom is a thirdspace. Geography literally means “earth-writing”, combining the Greek γεω (earth) and γραφία (writing). “Earth-writing” can be thought of in two ways: either writing about the world, or writing (shaping,