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Christian Scriptures The Gospel of Matthew
Christian Scriptures (Rel 1310)
Baylor University
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The Gospel of Matthew
Core : - 70s/80s CE - Ethnically Jewish Christians - 94% of Mark is in Matthew - 56% of Matthew is in Mark
Matthew is different than Mark by - Jesus's genealogy and birth story - Emphasizes that Jesus fulfills OT scripture - The core of Jesus's message is "the kingdom of heaven" (not "kingdom of God") - Most of Jesus's teaching appears in 5 long speeches - Jesus speaks more positively of the Law - Less harsh portrayal of Peter and the Disciples - Harsher portrayal of Pharisees - More detail concerning the "End of the Age"
Matthew 1- - Matthew 1 clearly links Jesus to the story of Israel - Jesus is a heir of Abraham and part of the royal line of David - An angel reassures Joseph o He should wed Mary, and that her son will "save his people from their sins" - Jesus is born Bethlehem - baby Jesus is visited by wise men o the wise men bring gifts fit for a king - Herod the Great learns about baby Jesus from the wise men - the angel tell joseph to flee to Egypt to escape Herod - Herold puts to death all male Jews 2 years old and younger - after Herod dies an angel tells Joseph it’s safe to leave Egypt - Jesus grows up in Nazareth because Herod's son was still king - Matthew's birth narrative highlights Jesus's royal status as the Messiah - Joseph is the central figure
Fulfillment Quotations - The way Matthew interprets the life of Jesus through passages taken from the Hebrew Bible. o "This happened in order to fulfill what has been spoken through the prophet..."
Matthew similar to the Essenes - The Essenes' pesher interpretation is similar as fulfillment quotations
Sermon on the Mount: Mathew 5-
- Most of Jesus’ teaching here
- Beatitudes o "Blessed are..."
- The Lord's prayer o Our father..."
- The Golden Rule o "Do unto others..."
- Judgment o "Do not judge, lest you be judged"
- Four main ideas o The Beatitudes o The Lord's Prayer o The Golden Rule Do not judge, lest you be judged"
- Jesus and the Law o Do not think that I have come to abolish the law or the prophets; I have come not to abolish but to fulfill.. one letter, not one stroke of a letter, will pass from the law" ( Matthew 5:17-19 ) o Matthew 5:17- Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished. Therefore anyone who sets aside one of the least of these commands and teaches others accordingly will be called least in the kingdom of heaven, but whoever practices and teaches these commands will be called great in the kingdom of heaven.
Matthew VS Mark - something that is left out of Matthew from Mark?
- The Sabbath was made for humankind, and not humankind made for the Sabbath"
- Whatever goes into a person from the outside cannot defile... (declared all foods clean)
- Matthew change Mark 7:18-19: "To eat with unwashed hands does not defile"
- Matthew 5:
- For I tell you that unless your righteousness surpasses that of the Pharisees and the teachers of the law, you will certainly not enter the kingdom of heaven.
The Law VS Jesus he law says... - The Law says o Don't Murder o Don't commit adultery o Divorce requires a certificate o Don't swear false oaths
- Matthew's account says Jesus reveals to His disciples
- Matthew 25:31-32 "When the Son of man arrives in his glory.. all the nations will be gathered before him, and he will separate people one from another, just as a shepherd separates the sheep from the goats."
- Jesus's main criterion for separating the righteous from the wicked is how they have treated others
- Matthew 25:46 "And these will go away into eternal punishment, but the righteous into eternal life."
Christian Scriptures The Gospel of Matthew
Course: Christian Scriptures (Rel 1310)
University: Baylor University
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