absence of this Matthean theme in Mark and Luke and the pervasiveness of this theme in Matthew, it can be concluded that righteousness is a part of Matthew’s redactional scheme. Accordingly, if one assumes Markan priority (and the existence of Q) and then examines Matthew’s emphasis on righteousness and doing God’s will, one finds a consistent redactional tendency on the part of Matthew. This, it is argued, fits the Oxford hypothesis; the hypothesis is coherent. Again, however, such an explanation