Matthews Birth Story

Question 1

which Gospel was written first

Answer 1

Mark

Question 2

in Marks gospel how does he portray his belief in christ

Answer 2

‘this is the good news of J christ , son of God’

Question 3

which two gospels expand on mark and what do they add?

Answer 3

Luke and Matthew and they add a introduction (birth narrative) and resurrection

Question 4

what does matt tell us

Answer 4

that J is the messiah, anointed one, son of David

Question 5

why is J not the type of messiah expected

Answer 5

born in humble family with little fame - he is listed by ‘magi’ but they are from foreign lands- his own people paid little attention to him

Question 6

how does Matt wrote birth story

Answer 6

in a way whihc shows that he fulfils the prophecy and draws attention to implication that Jews should have recognised the arrival of the messiah - example of this is the 5 citations

Question 7

what do the 5 citations reflect

Answer 7

Jesus fulfilling the prophecy, reflects the Torah and OT

Question 8

where does Matt believe that the divine son of man is reflected

Answer 8

birth story and gives clues of the 3 dreams to show the change of events