Matthews record of the message and ministry of jesus comes from a jewish perspective as he demonstrates how jesus was the. The purpose of this commentary is to offer a sectionbysection interpretation of matthews gospel in nontechnical language to help the reader use this gospel for personal spiritual enrichment. In the logos edition, this volume is enhanced by amazing functionality. The gospel of matthew matthews gospel was written to a jewish audience with the purpose of presenting jesus as the messiah prophesied by the old testament. Matthews gospel is titled this way because it is presented as a. In its literal versions, matthew s gospel provides a vital link between the hebrew testament old testament and the new testament. Donald senior, the gospel of matthew and the passion of jesus. The terms kingdom of god and kingdom of heaven are used interchangeably throughout the book of matthew to mean the same thing cf. Pantaenus also confirmed that matthew was the author of the first gospel. Irenaeus says it was written when peter and paul were preaching in rome 2. In its literal versions, matthews gospel provides a vital link between the hebrew testament old testament and the new testament. The purpose of this commentary is to offer a sectionbysection interpretation of matthew s gospel in nontechnical language to help the reader use this gospel for personal spiritual enrichment. The next two sections will attempt to place the great commission in the context of the gospel of matthew and the rest of scripture. Matthew s gospel is the most significant jewishchristian document of the new testament.
What matthew s gospel presents is the formation of the church, the new israel, which is the replacement of israel in the age of the kingdom of heaven 21. Containing jesus sermon on the mount and a uniquely rich collection of more. This new edition is designed and priced for giving away to introduce people to the message of jesus christ. Surely, christ is claiming divinity in this expression of the holy trinity. This paper will discuss the issue of christology in the gospel of matthew. For matthew, the story of jesus is the underlying tale of his own community, summoned from israel by the. Research fellow in the department of theology and religious studies, university of wales, bangor. The theology of the gospel of matthew new testament theology. What matthews gospel presents is the formation of the church, the new israel, which is the replacement of israel in the age of the kingdom of heaven 21. The gospel of matthew is divided into eight different sections that describe the various parts of jesus life. A unique bible study series that helps catholics grow more confident in their understanding of scripture and more comfortable in sharing their faith with others. Donald senior, the gospel of matthew and the passion.
The predominate feature of the gospel of matthew is that it emphasizes jesus christs kingly glory, and shows him to be the true heir to the throne of david. In this history written by matthew, mark, luke, and john, the spirit of god so governed their hearts, that although they were four. List of books and articles about gospel of matthew online. Outline of the book of matthew floral heights church of.
Schnabel, the first gospel and matthews missionnarrative. Matthews main purpose may have been to put in writing the official teaching of the church community. From reading this paper, one will essentially grasp better understanding of how matthew explains jesus divinity and his message. It will be the purpose of this paper to argue that the raison detre of matthew s christology is to portray jesus as entirely compatible if not with the judaism of his day then with ancient judaic tradition, namely the old testament. Gospel according to matthew, first of the four new testament gospels and, with mark and luke, one of the three socalled synoptic gospels. The outlook and flavor is jewish, written by a jewish christian to guide the thought and worship of jewish christians in palestine and syria. A number of scholars have also seen in matthews gospel a refection of major old testament narratives that could shed light on matthews christology. As a result, the very first words of matthews gospel, while they put modern readers to sleep, filled the the first jewishchristians who read it with an excitement it is difficult to imaginethe line of david did. In this book we find matthews messages about jesus. For matthew, the story of jesus is the underlying tale of his own community, summoned from israel by the living jesus and now, following israel s rejection, sent to the gentiles. A rigorous conclusion reached is that the focus of the gospel of matthew is revealed more in his christology than in his ecclesiology. The title comes from the assumed author of the book.
Wisdom, christology, and law in matthews gospel suggs, m. List of books and articles about gospel of matthew. From notes on the formation of the gospels, by john wijngaards. It begins by tracing the genealogy of jesus and ends with his. The chronicles of narnia, harry potterseries, the return of the king. Outline of matthew matthew is a phenomenal work of literature, arranged in a way that presents jesus as the ultimate jewish hero. From edmond heibert s an expository study of matthew 28. Eusebius notes that pantaenus was a man highly distinguished for his learning. His work explores matthew s narrative technique and the inner logic of the unfolding text, giving full weight to the jewish character of the book and its differences from mark s presentation of. Investigate the christology of matthews gospel essay.
A number of scholars have also seen in matthews gospel a refection of major old testament narratives that could shed. It is generally thought that the gospel of matthew was written between 50 and 70 ce. Matthews gospel also is definitely a jewish gospel. Matthew makes it plain that jesus is the king of the jews. It is a special pleasure to introduce r t dick frances commentary to the pastoral and scholarly community, who should find it a truly exceptional and helpful volume. Of the four gospels, the gospel of matthew is the longest, with 28 chapters. In this history written by matthew, mark, luke, and john, the spirit of god so governed their hearts, that although they were four in number, yet in effect and purpose they so consent, as though the whole had been composed by any one of them. The book of matthew provides us with many long teachings of jesus. Abraham begot isaac, and isaac begot jacob, and jacob begot judah and his brothers. The gospel according to matthew is the first book of the new testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. Hahn provides a marvelous overview of matthew and addresses specific problems that are sometimes raised for catholics. Samuel lee at the chicago ubf sunday worship services in 1999 with the title jesus is king. Quarles focuses on matthews portrait of jesus as the savior of sinners, the king of gods people, the founder. Throughout matthews gospel there are six direct allusions to isaiah 53 indicating a definite link and identification by matthew with this israelite and messianic hope.
Sep 07, 2018 the rest of this gospel presents evidence of who jesus is. It tells how the promised messiah, jesus, rejected by israel, is killed, is raised from the dead, and finally sends the disciples to. The holy gospel of jesus christ, according to matthew. The perspective is ecumenical, and the scope will include essential insights from the literary, historical and theological perspectives on the gospel. It tells how israel s messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel and its leaders and becomes the salvation of the gentiles. First, in the age of redaction criticism and the dominance of the twosource hypothesis, careful attention has been given to comparisons not to say contrasts. The theology of the gospel of matthew new testament. For example, he discusses the verses that say mary did not know joseph until jesus was born matt 1. Matthews gospel combines a number of christological emphases. This confession is significantly elaborated in matthews account in matthew 16, so that jesus praises him as having received supernatural heavensent insight. In the parallel passages in mark and luke he is referred to as levi and mark adds that he was the son of alphaeus. Gospel according to matthew, first of the four new testament gospels narratives recounting the life and death of jesus christ and, with the gospels according to mark and luke, one. It was likely composed sometime between 60 and 70 ad, although some date it even earlier, and believe it to be the first gospel written.
The other gospel writers tend to explain jewish words and phrases mark 7. The relationship between judaism and christ will also be discussed. Without ignoring the heavy backlog of scholarship on this gospel, he has proposed that redaction criticism restore its focus on christology which is the heart of matthews message. Harrington offers a clear, relevant, and respectful presentation of matthews gospel written for people in the pews. Without neglecting the gospel s sources or historical background, nolland places his central focus on the content and method of matthew s story. Matthews record of the message and ministry of jesus comes from a jewish perspective as he demonstrates how jesus was the promised seed, the promised messiah and the seed of king david. In literature from the nt era, christos regularly refers to the messiah hebrew. Eusebius states that this was done when matthew left palestine and went to preach to others historia ecclesiastica, iii, 24 3. The great church historian, eusebius of caesarea, writes that pantaenus, a church leader in the late 2 nd to possibly early 3 rd century, came across the hebrew version of matthews gospel. Wisdom, christology, and law in matthew s gospel suggs, m.
It tells how israels messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel and its leaders and becomes the salvation of the gentiles. In this book we find matthews messages about jesus and his ministry, especially the kingdom of god. Matthews christology is one that emphasises to a jewish audience the jewishness of jesus. Author matthew appears in all the lists of the twelve apostles matthew 10. Christology in the gospel of matthew christology is the study of jesus christ. Sep 27, 2012 in preparation for a paper on the divinity of christ this post examines christology as presented in the gospel of matthew. Synopsis matthews gospel is the most significant jewishchristian document of the new testament.
Matthews primary theological themes and how they interconnect with the rest of the bible. It tells how israels messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel. The great church historian, eusebius of caesarea, writes that pantaenus, a church leader in the late 2 nd to possibly early 3 rd century, came across the hebrew version of matthews. Papias, the early second century bishop of hierapolis, phrygia in turkey, wrote that matthew compiled the oracles in hebrew. Having devoted the past ten years of his life to research for this major new work, john nolland gives us a commentary on the gospel of matthew that engages with a notable range of matthean scholarship. Mark deymaz, pastor, mosaic church of central arkansa, and author, building a healthy multiethnic church and ethnic blends the bible is too easily treated as a flat treasury of divine data, rather than the vibrant and living selfgiving revelation of a. In preparation for a paper on the divinity of christ this post examines christology as presented in the gospel of matthew. The gospel according to matthew notes 1 is the first book of the new testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. Christchristology in matthew the word christ comes from the greek christos, meaning anointed one. Structure, christology, kingdom logos bible software. Irenaeus says it was written when peter and paul were preaching in rome. Gospel of matthew encyclopedia of the bible bible gateway.
Jesus is, for matthew, both son of god as well as the birth narrative, see matthew 3. The title of matthews gospel is the entire first verse. I decided to specifically look into matthews gospel because it was recently charged in an online discussion forum i take part in that the writer of the gospel of matthew did not believe christ. The gospel reflects the struggles and conflicts between the evangelists community and the other jews, particularly with its sharp criticism of the scribes and pharisees. Further, farmer suggests that direct allusions notwithstanding in 20. Matthew and was composed in greek, probably sometimes after 70 ce, and borrows heavily from the earlier gospel according to mark. Christological ambiguities in the gospel of matthew d.
Jesus will be with his disciples as they carry out his will. Matthew was not written to chronicle the events of jesus life, but rather to present undeniable evidence through these occurrences that jesus christ is the promised savior, the messiah, son of god, king of kings and lord of lords. An exposition of the scriptures by dallas seminary faculty. In the christian church the gospel of matthew has been considered the most important portrait of jesus life and message. Christological ambiguities in the gospel of matthew. It begins by tracing the genealogy of jesus and ends with his resurrection and the great commission.
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