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This commentary carefully expounds the original Greek text and theology of the book of Matthew. Dr. Gibbs employs a narrative approach that carefully attends to the literary structure of Matthew’s Gospel. He interprets the text in light of the original cultural and religious context in which Matthew wrote, as well as the audience for whom he wrote. Gibbs focuses on two themes throughout the...

The theme of the bridegroom’s delay is crucial for the shape of the narrative and helps to explain the lamps.49 Since “torches” would not burn more than a few minutes,50 it is more likely that the lights are oil “lamps,” which could be expected to last for a while but not long enough, as it turns out.51 All of the virgins have an oil lamp with them, and in those lamps is a certain amount of oil. What the foolish virgins have done, however, in neglecting to bring more oil, is to fail in their role
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