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Interesting Facts:
It contains 28 chapters.
It contains 20 parables.
It contains 21 miracles.
It is an ecclesiastical gospel.
Meaning it is the only gospel to use the word church (16:18)
The author: Matthew
Matthew worked as a tax collector before meeting Jesus.
Luke and Mark refer to him as Levi.
Why were tax collectors lumped in with sinners by the Pharisees?
Why does Jesus call them out here as an example?
Nobody likes to give money to the government, especially one like the Roman government.
Tax collectors were Jews working for the hated Roman empire.
The were seen as betraying their own.
They were sellouts for their own good.
Tax collectors cheated people they collected from.
They would collect more than was owed and keep it for themselves.
This was common knowledge.
Tax collectors would offer personal high interest loans to people who could not pay their taxes.
Because of this, tax collectors were often well off.
They became shut off from society so they formed their own societal group.
Thus the Jews saw them as enemies to be shunned.
It meant something that he left everything and followed Jesus.
He left a lifestyle.
He left a group of friends.
He left his livelihood.
He left wealth.
Matthew was not someone we would pick to be a disciple, much less write a book of the Bible.
The audience: Jews
Matthew quotes the Old Testament 62 times.
This is more than any other gospel.
Though Mark often explains Jewish customs for his readers (suggesting primarily a gentile audience), Matthew does not explain Jewish customs.
He simply refers to them suggesting the intended audience to be Jewish.
Also, Matthew uses the phrase “Kingdom of Heaven” rather than “Kingdom of God”
Kingdom of Heaven is a common phrase used by the Jews referring to the general location of God.
It is used out of reverence for God.
Though the intended audience was Jewish, Matthew has some of the strongest indictments against Jewish religious leaders.
Structure of Matthew:
Geographic structure.
There is a specific geographic progression that shows Jesus moving from Galilee in the north to Jerusalem n the south.
This shows Jesus clear resolve to carry out His Father’s will.
Literary Structure.
Matthew is known for its five discourses.
Matthew seems to be written as a series of five book.
This structure is not used anywhere else.
Matthew may have used this for organizational purposes.
1.
The Sermon on the Mount
Narrative (3-4), Discourse (5-7)
2. The commissioning of the twelve
Narrative (8-9), Discourse (10)
3. The parables about the Kingdom (13)
Narrative (11-12), Discourse (13)
4. Talking about the church.
(18)
Narrative (14-17) Discourse (18)
5.
The Olivet Discourse (23-25)
Narrative (19-22) Discourse (23-25)
There are two sections left out of these books.
1-2 are the introduction.
26-28 is the climax of the narrative with the intent that the story wasn’t over.
The disciples would continue to teach.
Themes of Matthew:
Jesus the King
Matthew opens with genealogies.
Jesus the promised Messiah
Fulfillment
Matthew’s “Fulfillment Formulas” or “Fulfillment Citations”.
“that the scripture might be fulfilled”
or “to fulfill”
This happens multiple times in Matthew plus he refers to scripture multiple other times without using this formula, but in a way that alludes to Jesus being the fulfillment of it.
An Outline of Matthew
1.
The announcement and arrival of Jesus the King and Messiah.
(1-4)
a.
The birth and childhood of Jesus (1-2)
Genealogy
Birth
Visit of the Magi
Feeing into Egypt
Settling down in Nazareth
b.
The preparation for ministry of Jesus (3-4:11)
Baptism and temptation.
2. Jesus’ earthly ministry.
(4-25)
a. Ministry in Galilee
b.
Ministry in Perea
c. Ministry in Judea
d.
Ministry in Jerusalem
3. The crucifixion and resurrection of Jesus.
(26-28)
Matthew helps us see the Old Testament roots in the gospel.
Matthew helps us understand the nature of Christ’s kingdom.
Matthew reveals the heart of Jesus to us.
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