Observing on the Gospel of Matthew
Background
This Gospel with precisely placed first as introductory PB and "the Messiah, the son of the living God" (Matthew 16: 16). Although the author's name is not mentioned in the Bible, the nas testimony all the church fathers who first (since c. 130 ad) stated that the Gospel was written by Matthew, one of the disciples of Jesus.
If the Gospel of mark was written to the Romans and the Gospel of Luke for Theophilus and all non-Jewish believers the Gospel of Matthew was written to Jewish believers. The Jewish background of this Gospel seems in many ways, including
1. (1) dependency on the revelation, promises, and the prophecy old testament to prove that Jesus was the Messiah who has long anticipated;
2. (2) the terms of tracing a lineage from Abraham to Jesus (Matt. 1: 1-17);
3. (3) repeated his statement that Jesus was the "son of David" (Matt. 1: 1; Matt. 9: 27; Mat 12: 23; Mat 15: 22; Mat 20: 30-31; Mat 21: 9.15; Mat 22: 41-45);
4. (4) the use of the term Jewish like the typical "Kingdom of heaven" (had the same meaning with the "Kingdom of God") as an expression of respect for the Jews so often take the name of God directly and
5. (5) instructions to the various Jewish custom without giving any explanation (in contrast to the Gospels).
Notwithstanding the foregoing, this Gospel is not solely for Jews. As the mandate of Jesus, the Gospel of Matthew in fact addressed to the whole Church, as well as carefully stated scope of universal Gospel (IE. Matt. 2: 1-12; Matt. 8: 11-12; Mat 13: 38; Mat 21: 43; Matt. 28: 18-20).
Date and place of the Gospel is uncertain. However, there are strong reasons to assume that Matthew wrote, before year of 70 when in Palestine or Antiokia in Syria. Some Bible...
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In its report about the crucifixion and resurrection of the Lord Jesus, Matthew adds four important news to the news of mark, which he carefully observed He reported that at the time of the death of Jesus occurred earthquakes accompanied by the resurrection of the Saints, who once foretold the coming of the Messiah and now rise to honor his death at Golgotha (27: 51-53).
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E: This is all rather interesting, but what does the Gospel of Matthew of concerning Jesus’s lineage. In other words, how do they back up his “messiahship”?
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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.
Wright explores each of these five themes; “story,” “promise,” “identity,” “mission,” and “values” individually within the chapters of his book. [2] There is a lot of valuable information within each chapter. In one of Wright’s initial statements he summarizes his central view, “The Old Testament tells the story that Jesus completes.” Wright emphasizes on how often we fail to notice and go back to the verses in the book of Matthew 1: 1-17 and how it sets the framework for the essential passage through the first to the last act of God’s story of salvation is bound up with each other. Matthew wrote for the Jews and the first seventeen verses proclaim the Jewish lineage of Jesus by illustrating his position in the family of Abraham and by virtue of his lineage to David "son of David, the son...
When you read the Gospel of Luke, Jesus is rooted traced back to Adam. Why Adam, because he was the first man created by God. Gospel of Luke he does say Jesus is a descendant of the Jews. But if you read more into scriptures it says that Jesus belongs to the world, not to the Jews.
One of the main characteristics of the gospel of Mark is it’s length. Mark is much shorter than Matthew and Luke, but what it lacks in quantity, it makes up for in quality. The author of Mark does not slow down the gospel story and makes sure that only important and relevant details are included. When Mark is compared with Matthew and Luke, it becomes obvious to see what Mark has eliminated. The author’s omission of Jesus’ birth, lineage, resurrection, and ascension denote careful planning and purpose in the gospel of Mark.
The reason that the Gospel of Matthew is in the first place among the four Gospels is due to the early church tradition that Matthew was the earliest one who recorded Lord’s word and Jesus stories. In the fifth century, Augustine of Hippo claimed that "the canonical order of the four Gospels was the chronological order." In the late-eighteenth century, J. J. Griesbach stated that The Gospel of Mark was a short version of the combination of the Gospel of Matthew and the Gospel of Luke. In the nineteenth century, German scholars concluded that the Gospel of Matthew was preceded by the Gospel of Mark and Matthew used the Gospel of Mark as his primary source. No matter which theory that most New Testament scholars accept, Matthew did not simply copy sources from other Gospels, but also included his own ideas and quoted verses from the Old Testament. So the question of readers should rise is "How strong relationship did the Gospel of Matthew have with the Old Testament?" or "How accurately did Matthew use the Old Testament?
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Early Christian writers believed that the book of Matthew was the earliest of the synoptic Gospels. They believed that he wrote the Gospel in Palestine, just before the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. Although this opinion is still held by some, most scholars consider the Gospel According to Mark the earliest Gospel. They believe, based on both external and...
This work is also said to be anonymous, and believed to have been produced in Syria within a large Jewish and Jewish-Christian community. It is apparent from a number of shared accounts, and overlapping stories of Jesus that the author of Matthew’s Gospel used Mark as a source. Although many of the stories are expanded upon, and carry different connotations, the same basic stories are found in all of the synoptic gospels, and because Mark was the first written, scholars assume it was a source used by both Matthew and Luke. It should also be noted that many of Jesus’ teachings in Matthew were not found in Mark. This led scholars to search for a second source, which resulted in the Q document. Although not available as a feasible document, Q designates a compilation of Jesus’ parables and sayings from about 50 to 70 CE, which are present in Matthew (Harris p.156). Throughout the gospel, Matthew uses formula quotations, meaning he quotes from the Old Testament. This strong relationship with the Hebrew Bible helps scholars determine that Matthew wanted to emphasize his Jewish position. This is important because his interpretations of Jesus throughout the gospel are not agreed upon by all Jews, in fact only a small fraction. Although it is obvious to the readers than John and Matthew carry very different stories of Jesus’ life, it is interesting to
The Gospel of Luke was written by a man bearing the same name, “a physician and traveling companion of the apostle Paul” who was considered “well-educated, fluent in Greek, and possessed a keen sense of literary style” (Mellowes, n.d.). Luke is the only Gentile author of a Gospel, he is credited to have also written the book of Acts, and is considered “The Gospel of the Savior of All Sorts of People” (Rhodes, 2000, p. 235).
The Gospel of Matthew is an eyewitness story written for an audience of believers, under great stress, and persecution. Matthew develops a theological plot incorporating genealogy, speeches, parables, inter and intra textual references, common vocabulary, and fulfillment quotations, with a tension that builds as we are invited into the story. The crucifixion and resurrection bring us to a Christological climax that symbolically points beyond its conclusion to God’s Kingdom, bringing atonement, salvation and the ushering in the Eschaton. The extraordinary events surrounding the crucifixion act as commentary, adding important details concerning the death of Jesus.1
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.
Another common theme is that the gospel should be spoken to believers and non-believers alike. Luke’s gospel was written to heighten the faith of believers and to give answers to non-believers. There were Jewish and Gentile followers of Christ, and it was spoken that the faith of God is available to both. Matthew’s audience is primarily the Jew who is familiar with the Old Testament. At many points in Jesus’s ministry, he healed people who were outcasts, as well as the poor and the sick. He provided everyone an invitation to join Him since The Kingdom of God does not belong to one particular ethnic group, nation or
The word "gospel" is a translation of the Greek word "euangelion" which means "good news. The first three books in the New Testament (Mark, Matthew, and Luke) are often referred to as the Synoptic Gospels (from Greek synoptikos, "seen together") They bear greater similarity to each other than any of the other gospels in the New Testament. Along with these similarities come some differences among the gospels, suggesting that each gospel was written for a specific audience and for a specific purpose. This paper will examine the resurrection of Jesus, while identifying the significant differences between Mark, Matthew and Luke. This paper will also analyze the differences to suggest the prominent theological perspective each gospel author might be trying to convey about the resurrection of Jesus.