to the point that on at least two occasions he spent an entire day speaking to the multitudes and ended up miraculously feeding five thousand and four thousand (14:13–21; 15:32–38). But this summary is not just a collection of randomly selected thoughts. The structure of this message is a unified whole. The context of the SM is Jesus’ inauguration of the kingdom of heaven. As the one born “king of the Jews” (2:2) and as one who has demonstrated power over sickness and the devil (4:23–25; cf. 9:35;
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