The Gospel of Matthew

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In this article the writer maintains that the Gospel of Matthew is considered by many as the inspired Word of God and contains an account of the life of Jesus. The writer also notes that it covers how Jesus fulfilled the Prophecy of his being the Messiah. The writer discusses that even though Matthew tried to make this writing a book of how Christians should act in the church, he also related the story of Jesus' life and the texts of his sermons. Further, the writer claims that when Matthew did this, future readers were able to hear Jesus' exact words on how to love each other and to treat each other with forgiveness and respect.

From the Paper:

"In the Book of Matthew, the first two chapters cover the whole history of Jesus, from the listing of his generations and lineage, the story of Mary and Joseph's engagement through the birth and how they raised Jesus to be a man in their home.
The third chapter is about John the Baptist and how he baptized Jesus. Chapter Four begins Jesus' ministry, when he went into the desert to fast and pray, but was tempted by the devil. After that he began his preaching ministry. He gathered the disciples, Simon, Peter, Andrew, James and John, who were fishermen, and they followed him throughout Gallilee. The rest of the book of Matthew, from Chapter 5 through 26, tells the stories of his preaching and firing up the people. This section can be divided into the Sermon on the Mount, the mission Jesus gave his disciples, the Parables, the "Church Order" in which he talks about Christian relationships."

Sample of Sources Used:

• Bloomberg, Craig. Jesus and the Gospels, B&H Publishing Group, September 1997.
• Kirby. "Gospel of Matthew," Early Christian Writings, 2001. http://www.earlychristianwritings.com/text/matthew-kjv.html.
• Koester, Helmut, "Jesus in Matthew - A man from Israel," The Story of the Storytellers, 1995.
• Smith, Barry D. (Atlantic Baptist University Religious Studies.)"Who wrote the Gospel of Matthew?"The New Testament and Its Contents: The Gospel of Matthew. Aug. 30, 2006 http://www.abu.nb.ca/Courses/NTIntro/Matt.htm.
• White, L. Michael, "Matthew's Jewish Christian Community" The Story of the Storytellers, 1995.

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