Matthew 5-7 Research Paper

Matthew 5-7 talks about the teachings of Jesus Christ to his disciples as he sat mountainside. He teaches them the way to live a blessed and holy life. His teaching are made up of four gospels (Good news) that begin the New Testament of the Christian Bible. The Christian Bible has two parts the Old Testament which is longer and the New Testament. The Old Testament is based on Jewish scripture while the New Testament begins with the teachings of Jesus Nazareth, a jew from Israel. Gospels are the stories about Jesus's life and teachings. There are four gospels in which the first three are synoptic gospels that focus on the summary of Jesus's life and actions. There names are Matthew, Mark, and Luke. The fourth gospel is much different from the
The "Sermon on the Mount" comes from the gospel of Matthew. It is the first book to appear in the New Testament but wasn't the first written down . It wasn't written down until 70-90 C.E write after the gospel of Mark in 60-70 C.E. Matthew was a tax collector before he met Jesus and was 1/2 of the gospel writers who were disciples of Jesus and knew him personally. Matthews gospel is aimed at a Jewish audience and puts special emphasis on Jesus fulfilling prophecies from the Old Testament. Matthew uses metaphors and language thats familiar to Jesus Christ to put emphasis on his action as evidence of his divinity. For ex: the Lord's prayer in the "Sermon" ends with "deliver us from evil", which echoes traditional Jewish prayers. During the year 70 C.E., the Romans burned the Jewish temple in Jerusalem and scattered the Jews from their homeland. This is the time for Matthews gospel to reach a jewish audience. The gospels were written in Koine Greek: Greek spoken by ordinary people. This language was meant to travel. Jesus Christ would have spoken Aramaic. These teachings were wrote down in regards to what Jesus Christ would have been if he were