part 2 facts to know Flashcards
how do concerns of book of MATTHEW reflect the background of a pharisee?
- concern w jewish scriptures and oral law
- calls out lawyers and pharisees specifically and frequently
- kingdom of god
two primary audience/settings for gospel of MATTHEW?
- Jewish-Christians to accept gentiles
- jews trying to convince that Jesus is Messiah
sources of MATTHEW
kerygma of Peter, Mark, Q, and M (unique material)
main theological emphases in MATTHEW
- jesus fulfills abrahamic covenant, blessings to ALL
- jesus = new moses
- jesus = new king david
- jesus brings salvation from sins
structure of Matthew?
follows mark mostly, divide into 5 books that alternate narrative and discourse bc 5 books of moses
how did Matthew present Jesus’s geneology?
follows royal line of David
abraham –> david –> exile –> Christ
who the heck is luke
physician, missionary comp of paul, greek educated, likely a gentile convert
sources of LUKE
mark, kerygma of peter, kerygma of paul, Q, family members, hymns, early Christian converts
specific audience of LUKE and broader audience
theophilus – gentile converts who feel marginalized
main themes in LUKE
- compassionate Jesus
- outcast emphasis
- universiality
- reversal of fortunes
How much of mark does Luke use?
Half
Two key structural features of the birth of Jesus in Luke?
Jesus and John’s parallel birth + birth narration hymns
3 temptations of Jesus according to Matthew?
Bread, carried by angels, worshipping Satan
I.e. whining, tempting god, loyalty to god
Luke quotes what extra about John the baptist
Valleys into mountains, salvation for ALL– reversal of fortunes and universiality
Who adds a specific section about fire and how to avoid it?
Luke– how to repent and mentions publicans and sinners
