Matthew 14:14–21. The feeding of the five thousand. A grammatico-historical exegesis

Abstract

The ‘grammatico-historical method’ as any other exegetical approach to Scripture, has its own peculiar characteristics, strengths, and as many would contend, weaknesses. In our discussion below we shall first offer a brief theoretical discussion on some crucial points. Next, we shall give a brief exegesis of the pericope on the feeding of the 5 000, from which some idea can be formed regarding the methodology involved.