A man named Matthew wrote this book around the years of AD 59 to AD 70. Matthew was one of Jesus’ apostles who was also a witness (among others) to the Resurrection and Ascension of Jesus. After Jesus died, Matthew went on living his life until he was arrested under the order of King Hytacus of Ethiopia. He was nailed to the ground with spears and eventually beheaded in AD 66.
In his book, Matthew tells of the Good News and the Kingdom of God. He also tells about the time of Jesus’ birth, how he lived, and his time up to his death. He also explains the different things that Jesus taught the people.
Matthew wrote his book in eight parts.
1:12:23 What happened when Jesus was born.
3:14:11 What happened when Jesus began his work.
4:1214:12
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21:127:66 What happened in Jerusalem in the last week of Jesus’ life. 28:128:20 People see Jesus alive after his death.
Matthew’s gospel was originally written in Greek, so many of his readers were either Greek or Greekspeaking. He seemed to have written for Jews that understood the Greek language. Matthew did not restrict his gospel only to Jewish people. He wrote it for all the people that wanted to worship the Lord Jesus.
His main purpose for writing his gospel was to prove to his Jewish readers that Jesus was their Messiah. He did this by telling of how Jesus lived his life and fulfilled the way of the Scriptures. He was the Messiah that the Scriptures said would come to save us.
Overall, Matthew’s gospel contains narrative history, genealogy, parables, sermons, and a few instances of prophetic oracles in the gospel as an entirety.
People in Matthew’s gospel include (but are not limited to) Jesus, His parents Mary and Joseph, all of Jesus’ disciples, John the Baptist, and other instances of leaders. Some of the leaders include those that were in the government like Pontius Pilate and also religious leaders like the Pharisees that attempted to hinder the work of
Lastly, Gospels are to give a complete picture of Jesus but both Gospels give a different view on Him. Since they are two different writers, there are two different perspectives on Him. Matthew presents Jesus as the Messiah or a promising king. Everything revolves around the statement of Jesus as the Messiah as Matthew references each prophecy that shows through Christ’s own teachings on His kingdom. This becomes evident when Matthew explains “that it might be fulfilled which was spoke by the Lord through the prophet” (Matthew 2:5). It also explains that the Messiah would be born in Bethlehem, for “thus it is written by the prophet” (Matthew 1:22). Most of Matthew’s writing often indicate slight detail in the life of Jesus and finish with a connection on how the event is a fulfillment of prophecy. In contrast, John’s Gospel introduces Him to reader as the eternal Father and the eternal Word. John proves this with the statement of :"in the beginning was the Word, and the Word was with God, and the Word was God. He was in
The Gospel of John, the last of the four gospels in the Bible, is a radical departure from the simple style of the synoptic gospels. It is the only one that does not use parables as a way of showing how Jesus taught, and is the only account of several events, including the raising of Lazarus and Jesus turning water into wine. While essentially the gospel is written anonymously, many scholars believe that it was written by the apostle John sometime between the years 85 and 95 CE in Ephesus. The basic story is that of a testimonial of one of the Apostles and his version of Jesus' ministry. It begins by telling of the divine origins of the birth of Jesus, then goes on to prove that He is the Son of God because of the miracles he performs and finally describes Jesus' death and resurrection.
One can also say that the story shows the kingship of Christ. The theme of Matthew is the kingship of Christ. It would make total sense f...
Throughout Matthew’s Gospel, he proposes a complex situation to the readers. He delineates the pro-Jewish traits of Jesus and how his birth fits the description of the prophecies and also how his teachings remain grounded on the traditional Jewish laws. Even though some of Matthew’s accounts of Jesus’ instructions are seemingly contradictory to that of the established tenets of Judaism, they are justifiable by Jesus’ humane character. The narrative on Jesus’ life depicts Matthew’s intention to blatantly portray that Jesus is not anti-Semitic and has no deliberation of revolutionizing the long-established Jewish laws but only to instill faith and help his followers to reach salvation.
The Gospels of Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John are the origin of nearly everything the Christian Church teaches about Jesus. The Gospels, in turn, serve as the scale or test of truth and authenticity of everything the church teaches about Jesus. It is said that the Gospels are the link between Jesus of Nazareth and the people of every age throughout history who have claimed to be his followers. Although the Gospels teach us about Jesus’ life they may not provide concrete evidence that what they speak of is true there are several other sources.
The author’s intent is Christological. Jesus is the Son of God. He is God amongst us. Recognized titles in Matthew include Christ, Son of God, Son of Man, Son of David, King, Immanuel. In addition, “the allusions and actions of Jesus of Matthew’s Jesus also communicate his Messianic claims.”2 The Gospel functions as a teaching tool and can be used liturgically. The author of Matthew intended it to be read and for his audience to understand, be engaged in and appreciate the literary devices and references. He “did not write for bad or casual readers, but in stead for good and attentive listeners. The ancient audiences were “accustomed to retain minute textual details”.3
The genre of Matthew is gospel. The theme of Matthew is to show evidence that Jesus Christ is the promised Savior, the Messiah, the King of Kings and the Lord of Lords. The main characters in the book of Matthew are Jesus, Mary and Joseph, John the Baptist, the 12 disciples, the Jewish religious leaders, Caiaphas, Pilate, Mary Magdalene. The book of Matthew starts out describing the lineage, birth and early life of Christ. The rest of the book discusses the ministry of Christ. The book describes Christ’s teachings such as Sermon on the Mount. Matthew describes the mission and purpose of the disciples. There is a collection of parables in this book. He also discusses about the church, hypocrisy and the future. The book ends as all the other gospels do with the arrest, trial, crucifixion and resurrection of Christ.
The birth narrative of Matthew begins with a long genealogy of Jesus, which basically shows how Jesus is son of Abraham who is the father of the nation of Israel, and David the King of the Jews. This may not seem important but this genealogy shows how Jesus is connected to the Davidic line. Then we have Mary, who just found out she was pregnant and Joseph decides it is best to divorce her because he wanted to break his union with someone who is pregnant, by someone else. But behold the angel comes down and reassures Joseph that Mary was pregnant by the Holy Spirit and that he should take her back into his house. The angel also said to name the child Emmanuel. When Jesus was born in Bethlehem, and King Herod heard of this new newborn king of the Jews and he ordered that all boys under the age of 2 be killed. The magi gave Jesus the gifts and left. In a dream, the angel of the lord told Joseph to take the child and go to Egypt and hide, Herod then died, and Jesus was safe.
The book of Luke, found after the books Matthew and Mark, focuses on the ministry of Jesus Christ but it also gives us a look into His birth and growth in totality. In this chapter we see a historical account of some of the journeys that Christ experienced. It is important to keep in mind that the Bible and all of its books do serve as historical accounts but each book is unique in the fact that they incorporate a theological timeline. The Bible is, conceivably, the most important book that has ever been written. It gives the world eyewitness accounts to historical events that helped not only shaped a region of the world but the whole entire world. It is nearly impossible to go through some formal societal education and have never once read a part of the bible or have heard a story that adapts from the stories within the bible. The bible has helped formed institutions, associations and so much more. By reading the Gospel of Luke we are truly reading what is meant for us to read as Christians. The principal plot in the book of Luke is the life of Jesus Christ, his sacrifice, His ability to beat death and remain perfect as the son of GOD despite being human as well. Jesus is seen as the perfect savior for humans in the book of Luke. Luke not only gives multiple examples of the power of Jesus but also it gives us a look at The Lord’s triumph over temptation. Luke also depicts Jesus as a man/GOD who had a very deep concentration on people and relationships. The book of Luke gives Jesus a loving characteristic but doesn’t shy away from showing that at times Jesus got angry too. Jesus showed a great deal of compassion to the sick, those in pain, the poor, and unambiguously the sinful. Jesus had genuine love for everyone. Throughout this...
Matthew In the Bible’s New Testaments, the book of Matthew is of Gospels genre. In the Old Testament, God appointed the people who we know as prophets. They were the ones to describe Jesus life and work. What they wrote, those things did happen during Jesus life on earth.
When Jesus visited Jerusalem around 29 AD, he found enthusiastic crowds greeting him as the messiah. However he was arrested for not worshiping pagan Roman gods and was sentenced to death on a cross. While he was hanging awaiting death he forgave those who had killed him and those who had worshipped him the day before were denying him. After his crucifixion he was placed in a tomb, on the third day he rose, and greeted his followers, further convincing them that he was the messiah.
Matthew’s Gospel presents Jesus as the new Moses. He also shows that Jesus fulfills all of God’s promises to the Chosen People (Pennock 136). Luke’s Gospel, says that Jesus is the Universal Survivor who brings Salvation to both Jews and Gentiles. He says that the later part of Jesus’ ministry focuses on his journey to the Holy City (Pennock 137). He also says that the Gospel of Jesus Christ is truly Good News and therefore a cause of celebration. Matthew’s audience was mainly Jews and Christians during the 80s. Luke’s audience was the
Matthew was one of the first twelve disciples of Jesus (Matthew 9:1; 10:1-4) and therefore an eye-witness; he records more of Jesus' teaching concerning God's heavenly kingdom than the other writers, for example the entire Sermon on the Mount.
In the gospels of Mark and John, both showed a vivid portrait of Jesus in their writing. Mark’s gospel describes much more of Jesus' life, miracles, and parables as suffering servant. However, John’s gospel was written to convince people to believe that Jesus is the Messiah, the Son of God. Nonetheless, both John and Mark present many of the crucial events of Jesus' life, including his trial, crucifixion, and resurrection.
Very early Sunday morning, the women went to anoint Jesus only to find the stone had been rolled away, they worried and an Angel said to them “Why do you seek the living one among the dead?6 He is not here, but he has been raised. Remember what he said to you while he was still in Galilee, 7 that the Son of Man must be handed over to sinners and be crucified, and rise on the third day.” 24:5-7