What does Matthew say about divine recompense? On the misuse of the parable of the workers in the vineyard (20.1-16)

Discussions of the parable of the workers in the vineyard (Mt. 20.1-16) tend to rely on two key assumptions: (1) the parable eliminates ‘merit’ and replaces it with ‘grace’; (2) the parable is the hermeneutical key to all of Matthew’s other discussions of rewards, if not the entire New Testament. Th...

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Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Eubank, N
Format: Journal article
Published: SAGE Publications 2013