Name: Heather's Baked Beans
Ingredients: 3 c Dried white beans; 2 lg Yellow onions; (Maui or Vidalia are great), chopped; 6 sl Bacon; diced; 4 tb Dark molasses; 3 tb Ketchup; 1 tb Apple cider vinegar; 1/2 ts Salt

In each case (in Matthew) there is no mere parallel being drawn: there is eschatological transcendence. That, Jesus, for example, is not merely another great Solomon: He is “greater than Solomon” (12:42). Likewise, He is “greater than the temple” (12:6), “greater than Jonah” (12:41). In the mist of all this, the clear implication is that He is also David’s greater son (12:3-4); in fact, this is precisely Jesus’ point in 22:45. Further, He is “Lord even of the Sabbath” (12:8). Similarly, Jesus is not merely a son of Abraham, privileged as that is. He is the son of Abraham par excellence, the one in whom the patriarchal promises reach their goal (1:1). He is not simply a representative of Israel – He is the true Israel (2:15, 16-18). His name is “Joshua,” but He is greater than His forebear and brings a greater deliverance: “for He shall save His people from their sins” (1:21). Moreover, it would have been very wrong to erect booths for Moses, Elijah, and Jesus: these two other men, great as they were, deserve no equal place with Jesus. “Hear Him” was the word from Heaven (17:5). He is greater than Elijah and greater than Moses – greater than the prophets and even the law itself.

Fred Zaspel

CATEGORY	CUISINE	TAG	YIELD
Grains			1	Servings

INGREDIENTS

3	c	Dried white beans
2	lg	Yellow onions; (Maui or Vidalia are great), chopped
6	sl	Bacon; diced
4	tb	Dark molasses
3	tb	Ketchup
1	tb	Apple cider vinegar
1/2	ts	Salt

INSTRUCTIONS

Place beans in a large (not plastic) bowl and cover with boiling water with
at least 1 ". Soak overnight. Drain, rinse and cook in a new pot of water
until tender. Take out 1 cup of the water and reserve. Then drain and rinse
the beans. Put beans in a baking pan (or you can use a crockpot) with
onions and bacon. Mix reserved bean water with remaining ingredients and
pour over beans. Bake at 350 until the beans are hot and bubbly.
Posted to TNT Recipes Digest by Heather Hamilton <[email protected]> on
Mar 23, 1998

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