BIB529-1: Book of Matthew I

This Gospel forms a natural bridge from the Old Testament, as Matthew’s focus is the presentation of Jesus Christ as the Messiah, the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. Each of the Gospel writers presents a unique perspective and their selection of events, genealogies, and other aspects support their respective themes.

This review of Matthew’s Gospel will attempt to maintain an overview of their composite design while focusing on Matthew’s distinctiveness. Matthew profusely includes specific allusions from the Old Testament as the fulfillment of the Messianic prophesies, and, as a trained stenographer (required of customs agents), he apparently records a number of the key discourses of Christ verbatim.

Unit 1 explores the legal genealogical claim of Christ to the throne of David, His Manifesto of the Kingdom (“the Sermon on the Mount”) and His selection and initial training of the disciples in Galilee, until He stensibly closes His public ministry in Chapter 12.

Matthew was a Jew, a Levite; he presents Jesus Christ as the Messiah of Israel—the Lion of the Tribe of Judah. This first book of the New Testament plunges right in to establish Jesus as the Meshiach Nagid, the Messiah the King.

The Matthew class covers the following:

• Introduction and Chapter 1, The Birth of Jesus Christ.
• Chapter 2, Visit of the Magi, Massacre at Bethlehem, Flight to Egypt, Return into Nazareth.
• Chapters 3-4, John the Baptist, The “Lamb of God”?, The Two Messiah view, Temptations and their principal source, The ownership of the nation(s), The cost of discipleship: leaving as well as cleaving.
• Chapters 5 - 7, The “Sermon on the Mount” Part 1, The Beatitudes, The Similitudes, The Lord’s Prayer, Treasure in Heaven.
• Chapters 5 - 7, The “Sermon on the Mount” Part 2 The Golden Rule, False Teachers, The Law of Christ.
• Chapters 8 - 9, Calming the Storm, Demoniac at Gadara, The Call of Matthew, Jairus’ Daughter, Woman with the issue of blood.
• Chapters 10 - 11, The Twelve sent out, John the Baptist: response.
• Chapter 12, Sabbath issues, The Unpardonable Sin.

(3 credits)

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