of the Gospel according to Matthew Introduction - Matthew’s handbook for the church Why did Matthew write his gospel? John clearly had an evangelistic aim (Jn 20:31)‚ but Matthew wrote his gospel for the church‚ for those who already follow Jesus. It is a teaching gospel‚ which arranges its material into subjects‚ summarising the teaching of Jesus and illustrating it with examples from his life. Matthew’s is the only gospel that mentions the church (16:18; 18:17). In short‚ Matthew wrote
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Gospel of Matthew: Discipleship Model The gospel of Matthew’s overarching theme can be summarized in the Great Commission‚ Matthew 28:16-20. It is for the Jewish Christian Community that Matthew writes his gospel. His goal is to assist with the development of a missionary culture that will match the challenges of his community and he uses his gospel as a vehicle to accomplish his goal. (Bosch: 59) Matthew‚ through his gospel‚ suggests that the differences between the Pharisaic Jews and the
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MATTHEW 11 Introduction 1. There are three reactions to Jesus in this chapter. a. Undecided b. Unresponsive c. Unrepentant 2. We are going to notice their response to Jesus and His response to them. 3. Matt. 11-18 gives us ten reactions to Jesus’ preaching. 4. Notice John the Immerser – “undecided” (11:3) 5. This generation – “unresponsive” (11:17) 6. Galilean cities – “unrepentant” (11:20) 7. From chapter 11 on the attitudes of the scribes get more and more hostile. Discussion
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The Synoptic Gospels INTRODUCTION For centuries‚ the subject of synoptic gospels had fascinated Bible scholars and will continue to do so for the foreseeable future. This is because the account of the life and work of the greatest Man in history cannot but elicit both religious and scholarly actions and reactions as man tries to find the meaning to his fleeting existence on earth. As Richard Bauckham puts it‚ this is all “…a matter of seemingly endless interest to believers‚ half-believers‚ ex-believers
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you were educated on the rules of the road. Either way this serves as an excellent metaphor for the Conditions of Discipleship from the Synoptic Gospels found in the passages Mt 16:24-28‚ Mk 8:34-9:1‚ Lk 9:23-27. Mark’s Gospel is the earliest of the aforementioned passages and was written in 50 A.D. to the suffering Jews of the time. Next‚ came Matthew around the year 75 A.D. who was writing to the Jewish Christians of the time. Finally‚ there was Luke‚ the last of the synoptics‚ who wrote to the
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these stated books are the Gospels. Of these four Gospels‚ only three are considered to be part of the Synoptic Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels consist of three books pertaining to the New Testament: The Gospel of Mark‚ Matthew and Luke which─ by the fact they are arranged in three vertically aligned columns ─are cable of being compared and contrasted to one another for the purpose of analysis concerning the texts‚ stories‚ parables and events that each of these Gospels possess. The word “Synoptic”
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The Four Gospels The word ’gospel’ means good news. There are four gospel accounts in the New Testament: Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. The first three gospels are sometimes called the ’synoptic’ (same view) gospels. This is because they each cover teaching and miracles by Jesus that are also covered in another account. John‚ writing later‚ recounts Jesus’ other words and miracles that have a particular spiritual meaning. All four gospels present Jesus as both the Son of God and son of man. They
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Augustinian Proposal 8 The Two-Gospel (Griesbach) Theory 8 The Two-Document Hypothesis…………………………………………………………..9 The Four-Document Hypothesis 10 MARKAN PRIORITY: A REASONABLE DEFENSE 11 Synoptic Differences ……………………………………………………………...……. 11 Stylistic Features ……………………………………………………………………….. 12 Reasons for Mark ………………………………………………………………………. 12 CONCLUSION 14 Bibliography 15 ii INTRODUCTION: UNDERSTANDING THE PROBLEM When reading the Synoptic Gospels it is immediately apparent that
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| Matthew | Mark | Luke | WHO wrote this Gospel? | Tradition ascribes it to the Apostle Matthew | John Mark‚ a disciple of St Peter | A Syrian (named Luke) from Antioch who was a physician and friend of St. Paul | WHEN was it written? | Possibly after the destruction of the Jewish Temple in Jerusalem in AD 70 | 64 AD | Between AD 65 and 80 | WHERE was it supposed to be written? | Antioch in Syria | Rome | Corinth in Greece | WHO was it written for? | Primarily for Jewish converts to Christianity
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on earth. Jesus’ deity comes through on many occasions. The first public knowledge of this shines through at His baptism as the glorious light of the Holy Spirit descends and God speaks; “This is my beloved Son‚ in whom I am well pleased.” (Matthew 3:17) Scores of other verses reveal the God character in Jesus. John 1:1-2‚ Romans 6:23‚ Luke 1:35 and Hebrews 2 9-18 are just a few. Many names reserved only for deity are ascribed to Jesus Christ with “I AM that I AM” from Exodus 3:14 being
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