Being one of the four Gospels, the book of Matthew follows Jesus’s life and describes his teachings. Matthew contains many sayings of Jesus throughout the book. This book is diverse because it begins by explaining the ancestry of Jesus, to Jesus and Moses delivering teachings, and lastly to his death and resurrection. This book also gives readers many reasons as to why Jesus is king, and it was written to explain to Jews that he is Messiah. In the beginning of Matthew, Jesus is said to be the son of Davis and Abraham, which means that Jesus is a who has many things to fulfill. The initial scene opens with Joseph’s reaction to his wife, Mary’s pregnancy. Joseph knows that he must not associate any longer with Mary and he plans to divorce her. But he has a dream that explains to him that his will save everyone from their sins. After the birth of Jesus, his family receives a visit by the “wise men from the east” (Hauner 247) who had come to give him a star and to worship him. Word gets back to Herod the King; he becomes confused and orders them to bring Jesus to him. After realizing the wise men weren’t coming back, Herod orders all infants boys to be killed in Bethlehem. Fortunately, Joseph’s intuition told him to pack up his family and flee to …show more content…
He later receives a message from God saying “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased” (3:17). Jesus now must spend forty days in the wilderness while fasting, and being tempted by Satan. After surviving temptation, Jesus meets and gathers his disciples John, Andrew, Simon, and James. They all go through Galilee preaching and teaching the people. Jesus begins to gain notoriety and people begin to cure the sick as well. Furthermore, into Matthew, Jesus begins to teach about adultery, anger, divorce, love your enemies, and many other topics. The journey of Jesus’s sermons, healings, and teachings are depicted up until chapter
His use of the quote from (Matthew 22:36-40) help him accuse the humanity others hold, and how they could allow their ‘neighbor’ to go through such emotional pains and
In the Gospel, the book of Matthew narrates the horrific biblical description of the killing of Jewish infants by the Roman king of Israel, Herod, at the time of Jesus’ birth. The Old Testament portrays him to be a ruthless tyrant, mostly because of this intention to kill anyone who could maintain the throne. His instability and crudity are particularly notable for the murder of his wife Mariamne, their two children, and of course, the slaughter of thousands of Jewish children. When Jewish astrologers notified Herod of the coming of the new King, he arranged that every child under the age of two be killed in, and around the town of Bethlehem. Herod was aware of the prophecy and believed that the son of God would ultimately become a military
Katie Waterman Professor Bussey CHED 301 16 September 2016 “Sermon on the Mount” The Sermon on the Mount given by Jesus found in Matthew chapters 5-7 embodies a variety of characteristics that point to healthy relationship with the Father in Heaven. These chapters can be separated into three general sections to be broken down further. They include: the Beatitudes, the Lord’s prayer, and instructions on how to treat others.
They were both speaking of how one is to be ‘born again’ in order to see the kingdom of God. After the discussion, Jesus goes into the Judean countryside, where John the Baptist was baptizing. Seeing that Christ was baptizing
Jesus later shows his power by casting out demons. Reflection over Chapter 4 Chapter 5 Summary Jesus and his teaching become so big and popular that the crowd
In the Gospel of Mark, Jesus is presented as the “Christ, the Messiah” (Mk 1:1 NAB). These are the first words of Mark. However, what does this mean? Through the Gospel, Mark wants to answer this question with several facts. The Gospel is divided in two main sections: first, chapter 1 to 8 shows the human part of Jesus and performing several miracles.
The Gospel of Matthew is one of the four canonical Gospels of the New Testament which are Mathew, Mark, Luke, and John. Matthew tells the story of Jesus Christ and his teachings, miracles, crucifixion, and resurrection. It is believed to have been written by Matthew, one of Jesus' twelve apostles, although there is some debate about the actual authorship. The Gospel of Matthew was written primarily for a Jewish audience, and its purpose was to demonstrate that Jesus was the promised Messiah, the Son of God.
Literary Analysis of the Gospel of Mark I. EVENTS PRIOR TO JESUS’ MINISTRY ( 1:1-13) A. The witnesses of the Old Testament ( 1:1-3) B. The work of John the baptizer ( 1:4-8) C. John baptizes Jesus (1:9-11) D. Jesus faces temptation in the wilderness ( 1:12-13) II. EVENTS EARLY IN JESUS’ MINISTRY ( 1:14-45) A. Jesus launches his ministry ( 1:14-15) B. Jesus calls fishermen to follow Him ( 1:16-20) C. Demons are cast out at Capernaum ( 1:21-28) D. Jesus heals Simons’ mother-in-law ( 1:29-31) E. Many are healed in Galilee ( 1:32-45) I. THE FIRST TWO CRITICISMS ( 2:1-17) A. Persistence brings healing and forgiveness (2:1-12) B.
He initiated conversation with a Samaritan woman, who was an outcast in her own town. She went on and evangelized her entire town (John 4). He protected Mary, caught in adultery, from a stoning and then gave her a new life in him (John 8). He defended the mothers who brought their children to him from his very own disciples (Mark 10).
John the Baptist John the Baptist is one of the most influential men in all of the gospels. John had the incredible honor of preparing the way for the Messiah. Matthew 3 tells the story of John the Baptist preparing the way of the Lord. “A voice of one calling in the wilderness, ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make straight paths for him’” (New International Version, Matthew 3.3).
The gospel is based before Peter went to Italy this means that with Jesus new commandment he was guided more on what to
Establishing the kingship of Jesus Christ was an important theme as Matthew recorded this gospel. The intended demographic of this message was to the Jews. Throughout the Old Testament a major message was conveyed in varying instances. Despite Israel’s continual bouts with apostasy, God wants in an earnest and sincere way to redeem his people. The promised of that final redemption was in the promise of a king.
Yet, while one writer might pick to highlight the parables of Jesus, another writer might skip over the parables and reside on the nature and personality of our Lord. Putting all four gospel books together gives us a more complete and better-off portrayal of the life and effort of Jesus the Messiah. The book of Matthew is the first of the synoptic gospels and it was written to disclose the Lord Jesus as the Savior, the King of the Jews, from the line of David. It also was written to persuade the Jews that Jesus Christ was undeniably their lengthy anticipated Messiah.
As the chapter continues we get to see Jesus through outside Jewish sources.
While the other gospels emphasize the Kingdom of God and the Kingdom of Heaven, John instead emphasizes new life found in Jesus. It’s from John that we get Christ’s famous claim “I am the way the truth and the life. No one comes to the father except through me” -John 14:6. Jesus frequently uses metaphors to hint at his identity. John records more of these analogies than any other gospel, giving us some of the most famous word pictures for Christ.