来自《耶鲁大学开放课程：新约及其历史背景 第7集 第7集》

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  So Matthew's may have been put first in the canon
  之所以马太福音被放在了最前面
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  because it was read by Christians as being sort of almost like the new Law,
  因为在基督徒眼里就是新的律法
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  the new Torah.
  新的托拉
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  And so you have Jesus talking about the Law,the Jewish law Torah,
  耶稣谈论律法 犹太教律法托拉
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  and also getting new commandments.
  并颁布了新的律法
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  Christians have taken that to mean the displacement of
  基督教用新律法
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  the Jewish Torah with now a new Christian Torah,
  取代犹太教的律法
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  and that actually puts Matthew in a very odd position.
  但却使马太福音处在尴尬的境地
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  Of the different Gospels in our canon
  圣经的四福音书的大部分
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  it's the most Jewish looking and sounding,
  都是犹太人所听所见
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  and I'll emphasize later in the lecture today,
  一会儿我还要强调这一点
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  but Matthew has also been the source
  马太福音已经成为