Contributed by Matthew Kratz on Jun 25, 2011
                    
                
                    
            
            
            
            
            
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                    How can someone become a citizen of God’s kingdom and a member of His family? Through Matthew alone of the Synoptic Gospels,  he preserves: 1) The Parable of the Hidden Treasure (Matthew 13:44), 2) The Parable of the Pearl of Great Value (Matthew 13:45–46
                
                    
                        Buried treasure is the stuff of popular stories (a more colorful equivalent of winning the lottery today), but also in the ancient world a more realistic possibility than it is today, even with the help of a metal-detector. Before banking was generally established, to hide wealth in the form of
                        
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