Among the disastrous consequences of the Synoptic thesis of the gospels is the erasure of each individual author’s intent. Is there a generalized parable of the Rich Man that happens to appear in Matthew, or is there a teaching of Matthew that retools the parable to say something different than the other gospels? If we assume a generalized parable, we blind ourselves, and shut our ears to Matthew’s account of the teaching of Jesus Christ. God forbid! Richard and Fr. Marc discuss Matthew 19:16-23. Episode 339 Matthew 19:16-23; Music: Enter the Party by Kevin MacLeod Link: https://incompetech.filmmusic.io/song/3713-enter-the-party License: http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/