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Matthew–Luke is a biblical examination of the historical, geographical, cultural, and economic background of the Synoptic Gospels. It provides a twenty-first century understanding of the first-century world. Much more than simply theology or a word study, The Bible Knowledge Background Commentary transports the reader back into the setting of the New Testament to see, touch, and hear as much of...

does, in heaven and in earth” (Ps. 135:6). Give us this day our daily bread (v. 11): The meaning of the word that is translated “daily” (Greek: epiousion) is obscure. Some scholars follow Origen. (De oratione 27.7) and translate “bread for subsistence.” The phrases “his needs” and “what he lacks” in the rabbinic prayer, “May it be Thy will, Lord our God, to give to each and every one according to his needs, and to each and every creature what he lacks” (t. Ber. 3.11 [Neusner 3.11]), may clarify the
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