Murphy Introduction to New Testament I Dr. Lawson Reflection Essay #3 The Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew was written to prove that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah from God‚ the King of all Earth and to make plain the Kingdom of God. Matthew uses the genealogy of Jesus that traces him back to Abraham‚ to further prove that it was yet another fulfillment of the Old Testament prophecy. Theologians consider this gospel the most Jewish‚ with a high regard and similar organization of the Torah;
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Everything written in Matthew is still applicable to life today‚ but the main reason for the gospel of Matthew was to show to the Jews that Jesus was and still is the messiah whom they had been awaiting‚ and that he was the one that was put on earth to fulfill the Old Testament prophecies. Jesus’ birth marked the end of the age of exile‚ his birth
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to fish for people.” In Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount‚ He taught his disciples that they were to be the Salt of the earth and the light of the world. In other words‚ they were to be different than the world‚ yet in the world. Over 30 times in the gospels Jesus told his disciples to “follow” Him. He required a great deal from His disciples. They had to put Him first and foremost. He told a rich young ruler wanted to become a follower to sell everything he had and come follow him. Jesus required
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narrative order (Elwell 88). Theologians estimate that the Gospel of Mark was composed approximately between the mid 40 ’s to early 60 ’s. Rome is thought to be the place of origination for this Gospel. This being so‚ the audience is most likely to be composed of Gentiles. Usually Jesus was a matchless teacher; but in this Gospel He appears even more distinctly as the mighty Worker. A very interesting thing seen in Mark that is not in other Gospels is that Jesus asks those who he came in contact with Him
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The Gospel according to Luke and the book of Acts is link through the same author‚ Luke. And both were written to a person named Theophilus. Theophilus translates to mean “loved by God” or “friend of God.”. Although the bible doesn’t identify who Theophilus was‚ he was mentioned in Luke 1:3 “most excellent Theophilus”. In Acts 1:1-3 the author (Luke) was referring to a “former book”‚ which he describes it as the life and teachings of Jesus. And in Acts‚ it is about what Jesus continues to do through
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Jesus: Messiah or Universal Savior Although the gospels of Matthews and Like are the most similar of all of the canonical gospels‚ they offer different messages and send differing accounts of the figure of Jesus. Matthew calls Jesus the Jewish Messiah‚ while Luke does the opposite. Luke calls Jesus the universal savior‚ and by doing so each writer sets up their gospel to try and explain who they think Christ is by using their writing and knowledge to their advantage. Matthew depicts Jesus to
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The Gospels are four books from the New Testament‚ Matthew‚ Mark‚ Luke and John. They tell the story of Jesus’ life‚ death and resurrection. Each one highlights a different theme and shows us the teachings of Jesus as well as proving that he was the Son of God. There are three stages of the Gospel Formation‚ as used by the Catholic Church‚ The first stage is first The Life of Jesus‚ the second stage the Oral Period and the third‚ the period of the Evangelists. The first stage‚ The Life of Jesus
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interesting note is that the kingdom of God appears 103 times in the Synoptic Gospels in the New Testament‚ but is unheard of in the Old Testament. Let’s take a look at and consider Jesus’ first ministry as recorded in Mark 1:15‚ which states‚ “the time promised by God hast come at last‚’ he answered. ‘The Kingdom of God is near! Repent of your sins and believe the good news!” Mueller mentions that these words in Mark’s gospel constitute Jesus’ ministry (Mueller 109). One thing is certain‚ is that
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While there are some similarities between the plot of the film and the gospels‚ the persona of Jesus shown can be described as completely original. Instead of focusing on his divinity like in Luke or his miracles in Mark‚ this film explored the more human side of Jesus of Nazareth‚ who faced many of the same struggles every human does while on Earth. In modern Christianity‚ Jesus is often portrayed as someone who stands apart from and above humanity. “The Last Temptation of Christ” instead entrenches
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Intro: In the project‚ there are four parts to present the subject of Jesus’ parable: Define the word parable‚ analyze Christ’s purpose in using parables‚ identify guidelines for interpreting parables‚ and apply the correct interpretation of the parable and apply it to personal culture. According to the order‚ the following in the first paragraph is the first part of the definition of the word parable. A definition of the word parable: "He began to teach them many things in parables." (Mark 4:2)
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