Matthew Flashcards
When did Matthew write his gospel
Ad 85
Who is Matthews primary audience
Jewish Christians
What are his sources
Mark, q and m source
What are the themes of the gospel
Jesus is fulfilling the Old Testament and brings a new covenant
What is the image jesus is presented as
The new Moses and teacher of new law
What is the symbol of Matthews gospel
Man with wings shows humanity of Jesus- genealogy
Why is it important to know that the infancy narratives were written from post resurrection perspective
Knowing that Jesus is the son of god they look at infancy differently- jesus both human and divine
Abraham
Patriarch father in faith, covenant, jesus son of Abraham
David
Greatest king, jesus son of David, Jesus from the same line with Abraham and David
Rehab Ruth and Bathsheba
All Gentiles, one married to a. Gentile prepares people for Gentiles to enter faith all people welcomed
What are the six aspects mentioned
3 wise men following star, flight to egypt bc babies killed, massacre of infants, return from Egypt, genealogy of all ancestors, annunciation to Joseph not Mary that Mary will have a child
What is the role of the 3 kings or magi in have infancy narratives, what do they represent
Gentile nations, people all ove the worl coming to worship jesus the king
What do gold myrrh and frankincense represent
Gold- kingship royalty, frankincense is divinity priestly nature for divinit, and myrrh is humanity and sacrifice or suffering
What is the tone of infancy narratives why
Jesus is new moses
Who recies annunciation in gospel and why
Joseph bc it ties to the ot passages
Who baptized jesus
John the Baptist
Why does Jesus submit to baptism
Fathers will, identifies with sinner, approval, of john, and revealed the trinity
How is the trinity revealed in baptism
God speaks sky opens up Holy Spirit descend like a dove
Temptation of turning rocks into breas
Temptation do pleasure, man does not live by bread alone, remember that ends never justify the means
Temptation jump off the temps and have the angels catch you
Temptation of popularity, do not out The Lord your god to the test, do not try to control god or bend the will of god to your own will
Temptation worship sara and gain the whole world
Temptation of power, only The Lord you shall worship, do not misuse the owner you have been given to serve only yourself
You have heard it said an eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth
Do not retaliate, go the extra mile, be the bigger oersn, kill them with kindness rather than getting even
You have heard it you shall not kill
Treat all people with love, want what is best for them and keep them in your prayer