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Final PaperBiblical Passage: Matthew 16:13-20: Peter’s Confession at Caesarea PhilippiIn this final paper, you will be given the opportunity to practice the interpretive techniques that you have learned during the course by focusing on a single passage: Matthew 16:13-20. The paper will seek to answer the following questions:What is the significance of the location of this episode in the region of Caesarea Philippi? (i.e., What took place there during the time of Jesus? Before the time of Jesus? Is there any Old Testament or other historical background to the region?)What are the Jewish expectations for the Messiah and how do they relate to Peter’s confession of Jesus as the “son of God” and to the overall presentation of Jesus’ messianic identity in Matthew’s Gospel?What is the literary significance of this story in Matthew’s narrative? What happens before and after this story? Is there any point to Matthew’s literary strategy?What are the differences in Matthew’s account and those of Mark 8:27-30 and Luke 9:18-21? What do these differences tell us about Matthew’s strategy?What are the varying interpretive options in this passage about the following:Who/What is “the rock” in the passage? (Matthew 16:18)What is Jesus referring to when he speaks of the “keys of the kingdom?” (Matthew 16:19)What does Jesus intend by the “binding” and “loosing” metaphor? (Matthew 16:19)What is the significance of Jesus’ command to silence? (Matthew 16:20)What is the purpose of this story and how does it relate to the overall purpose and strategy of Matthew’s gospel?How could we “embody” and “actualize” this text in our communities, vocations, and lives?Note that this final paper is to be an essay with an introduction, a body, and a conclusion. The above prompts are to help you think through and organize your content, but you should not submit a series of short answers to these questions as your paper. Be sure that you present a proper conclusion that states clearly your exegetical results and provides your reflections on how those results apply to our lives today.This final paper will conform to APA style and will consist of six to eight pages, typed in Times New Roman 12-point font and double spaced. Leave one inch margins all around. Take care to cite all references completely and in conformity with the style standards. You do not need to submit an abstract with this assignment. (For resources on APA style, visit this pageLinks to an external site. in the Student Success Center area on the LETU Website and select the “APA and MLA” tab.)Resources:Caesarea Philippi KutskoPreview the documentKutsko, J. (1992). Caesarea Philippi (Place) (Links to an external site.). In D. N. Freedman (Ed.), The Anchor Yale Bible Dictionary (Vol. 1, p. 803). New York: Doubleday.Pheme Perkins MessiahPreview the documentPheme Perkins, “Messiah,” In Harper’s Bible dictionary (Links to an external site.) (1st ed., pp. 630–631). Edited by Achtemeier, P. J., Harper & Row and Society of Biblical Literature. (1985). San Francisco: Harper & Row.The Gospel of Matthew CatePreview the documentCate, J. (2016). Matthew, Gospel of (Links to an external site.). In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.Ceasarea Philipi AlgiePreview the documentAlgie, B. (2016). Caesarea Philippi (Links to an external site.). In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.Messiah StraussPreview the documentStrauss, M. L. (2016). Messiah (Links to an external site.). In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham PressSon of God Seal (002)Preview the documentSeal, D. (2016). Son of God (Links to an external site.). In J. D. Barry, D. Bomar, D. R. Brown, R. Klippenstein, D. Mangum, C. Sinclair Wolcott, … W. Widder (Eds.), The Lexham Bible Dictionary. Bellingham, WA: Lexham Press.Commentaries on this passage:Baker Exegetical CommentaryPreview the documentNew Interpreters BiblePreview the documentNIV Application CommentaryPreview the documentR T FrancePreview the documentThe New American CommentaryPreview the documentWord Biblical CommentaryPreview the documentWord Biblical Commentary. Continuation.Preview the document