3 The Gospels- Matthew and Mark (1)

BIBL 110: New Testament Survey 3 The Gospels: Matthew and Mark The Gospels  What are the Gospels? o Genre: ancient ____________ o The Gospel writers wrote ____________ accounts of the life of Jesus in a form that would have been recognized as history in the ancient world o The Gospel writers believed that Jesus had radically changed history  Why 4 Gospels? o There is only one Gospel in four ____________ o The four Gospels depict the person of Jesus from ____________ o The ____________ is attested to by early biblical manuscripts dating as early as 200 AD o The titles were universally recognized, indicating that they originated very ____________ . Matthew  The Synoptic Gospels o Synoptic Gospels: ______ Matthew ______ , _______ Mark _____ & ___ Luke ______  ______Synoptic______ : “with one eye”  Introductory Issues: Authorship o External evidence - reports of ______early Christians_____ about the author  Gospel ______titles______ - early manuscripts give credit to Matthew  ______Papias______ (100 AD) states that the Gospel was written by Matthew in a "Hebrew style" or "Hebrew language"  Early ______church fathers______ named Matthew as the author o Internal evidence - clues ______within the book______ that indicate the author  _____Jewish_______ authorship  Special features  Matthew was a Jewish ______tax-collector______ in Capernaum  Several discourses and features in Matthew betray a special interest in matters of ______money______ and trade (Mt. 17:24- 27; 18:23-35; 20:1-16; 28:11-15)  Introductory Issues: Date o Most likely: ______Pre-70 AD______  Matthew includes several references to the Jerusalem ______Temple______ (17:24-27; 22:7; 232:16-22). o Less likely: ______Post-70 AD______

 The major reason for a later dating is the presuppositional conviction that Jesus could not have ______predicted______ the destruction of the Jerusalem temple  Introductory Issues: Setting o Place of writing  Perhaps ______Antioch______ o Recipients  Jewish community within the ______synagogue______  Embattled community ______leaving______ the synagogue  ______New______ community separate from the synagogue  ______All______ people  Key Emphases in Matthew o Matthew presents Jesus as the ______ King______ who fulfills what was prophesied not only on behalf of ______Israel______ , but of the world ______world______ . o Matthew is known for several unique characteristics:  ______Birth______ narrative  Sermon on the ______Mount______  ______Parables______  Formula quotations  The Birth Narrative o Beginning in the birth narrative, Matthew's Gospel uses ______formula quotations______ to present Jesus' life and ministry as a fulfillment of ______old Testament prophecy______ . o Matthew strategically begins his Gospel with an emphasis on Jesus' descent from ______David______ o Matthew's genealogy names five _______women_____ with sorted pasts  Tamar, Rahab, Ruth, Bathsheba and Mary o Angel appears to Joseph o The visit of the ______Magi______ (Mt. 2:1-12) o ______New-exodus______ typology (Mt. 2:13-5:48)  Jesus is presented as the new ______Moses______ , liberating his people from bondage to ______sin______  Literary Plan of Matthew o Matthew is structured around ______five______ major ______discourses______ (Mt. 5-7; 10; 13; 18; 24-25). o A _____narrative_______ portion follows each discourse. o Narrative portion begins with the phrase, "When Jesus had ____________ saying these things..."  Outline of Matthew o Prologue - Mt. 1:1-2:23 2