Gospel of Matthew

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Gospel of Matthew
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Authorship

• Was Matthew the author?
• Mature Synthesis of Sources
• Mark
• Q source
• Matthew writings translated from Hebrew to Greek

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Authorship

• Mark
• Luke Matthew
• Q Source

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Who was Matthew

• Chp. 99
• Tax collector
• Call to conversion is a new Creation
• Call of Sinners
• Jesus blocked by Peter Jesus Comes to us
  through the Jesus

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Matthew

• Jesus Parties!
• Conversion lead to being a magnet for others
• Never underestimate power of your Spiritual Life

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History

• Written approx. 80 to 90 A.D.
• Antioch, Syria
• Primarily Jewish/Christian Commty
• Greek speaking commty

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Setting

• Response to crisis Destruction of Temple
• Temple Central unifying institution of Judaism -
  gone

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Setting

• Judaism Response
• Rabbinic Movement
• Christian Community
• Before Crisis Temple, land, and Torah were
  unifying factors

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Rabbinic Movement

• Coalition of sects
• Attempt to continue Authentic Jewish Tradition

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Matthew Theologic Perspective

• Attempt to show Jewish tradition is best
  preserved in Jewish-Christian context
• Jesus fulfillment of SS
• Torah prominent more than ever
• Jesus - Interpreter

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• If you want a sure guide to understanding and
  practicing the Torah, look to the teaching of
  Jesus

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Theology

• Matthews use of titles serve to root Him in
  Jewish tradition
• Messiah
• Son of God
• Son of Man

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Theology

• Matthews use of titles serve to root Him in
  Jewish tradition
• Messiah
• Son of God
• Son of Man

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