Matthew Intro
Intro
About Matthew's Gospel
A man called Matthew wrote this book at some time between the years AD 59 and AD 70. He was also called Levi. Matthew was a Jew. His job was to take taxes from people. Then he became a disciple of Jesus. Matthew wrote the book in the Greek language. He wrote it for Jews who understood Greek. In his book, Matthew wrote many things about the messages that God's prophets had written a long time ago. He showed that they had now become true. The Jews who read Matthew's book would know all about these things.
Matthew tells us the good news about the kingdom of God. He tells us about the birth of Jesus and how he lived in Israel. He tells us how Jesus died. He tells us how he rose up after death and he went to live with God again. He also tells us why Jesus came to live in the world. Matthew explains the things that Jesus taught the people. He tells us about many things that Jesus did.
The Jews were waiting for God to send a special person to them. They called this person the Messiah. It means the person whom God had chosen to be king. ‘Christ’ in the Greek language is the same as ‘Messiah’ in the Hebrew language.
The Gospel of Matthew is in eight parts:
1. What happened when Jesus was born (1:1—2:23).
2. What happened when Jesus began his work (3:1—4:11).
3. What happened when Jesus was working in Galilee (4:12—14:12).
4. What happened when Jesus went to other places in the north of Israel (14:13—17:21).
5. What happened when Jesus returned to Galilee (17:22—18:35).
6. What happened when Jesus taught the people in Judea and Perea (19:1—20:34).
7. What happened in the city of Jerusalem in the last week of Jesus' life (21:1—27:66).
8. People see Jesus alive again after he died (28:1-20).
(Galilee, Judea and Perea were regions of the country of Israel.)
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Matthew INTRODUCTION
INTRODUCTION
The Gospel according to Matthew tells the good news that Jesus is the promised Saviour, the one through whom God fulfilled the promises he made to his people in the Old Testament. This good news is not only for the Jewish people, among whom Jesus was born and lived, but for the whole world.
Matthew is carefully arranged. It begins with the birth of Jesus, describes his baptism and temptation, and then takes up his ministry of preaching, teaching, and healing in Galilee. After this the Gospel records Jesus' journey from Galilee to Jerusalem and the events of Jesus' last week, culminating in his crucifixion and resurrection.
This Gospel presents Jesus as the great Teacher, who has the authority to interpret the Law of God, and who teaches about God's kingdom. Much of his teaching is gathered by subject matter into five collections: (1) The Sermon on the Mount, which concerns the character, duties, privileges, and destiny of the citizens of the Kingdom of heaven (chapters 5—7); (2) Instructions to the twelve disciples for their mission (chapter 10); (3) Parables about the Kingdom of heaven (chapter 13); (4) Teaching on the meaning of discipleship (chapter 18); and (5) Teaching about the end of the present age and the coming of the Kingdom of heaven (chapters 24—25).
Outline of Contents
Genealogy and birth of Jesus Christ 1.1—2.23
The ministry of John the Baptist 3.1–12
The baptism and temptation of Jesus 3.13—4.11
Jesus' public ministry in Galilee 4.12—18.35
From Galilee to Jerusalem 19.1—20.34
The last week in and near Jerusalem 21.1—27.66
The resurrection and appearances of the Lord 28.1–20
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Good News Bible. Scripture taken from the Good News Bible (r) (Today's English Version Second Edition, UK/British Edition). Copyright © 1992 British & Foreign Bible Society. Used by permission.