Modifies a noun

• community: I see the Matthean community as standing in the same tradition as Paul's Galatian opponents.

• redaction: I shall try to distinguish in Matt 27,3-8 between pre-Matthean traditional materials and Matthean redaction.

• parallel: This phrase appears to have been 'borrowed ' from the Matthean parallel to Luke here at Mt.

• text: In the Matthean text, proclaiming good news to the poor is the climax and conclusion of the list.

• interest: So the closing line of our quotation may well betray a Matthean interest in using an OT formula 37.

• form: John's ignoring of this striking addition tells decidedly against his knowledge of the Matthean form of the story.