The Sermon On The Mount

Another account where John is unlike Matthew is Jesus’ ministry. In Matthew, only after the arrest of John the Baptist and the end of his ministry does Jesus’ ministry begin (Harris 175). During Jesus’ ministry according to John, he travels back and forth from Jerusalem and Galilee a number of times over the course of three years, but in Matthew, Jesus only makes this journey once (Harris 255- 256). The author of Matthew having been Jewish, and the location of this

In Mark’s gospel, God speaks to us and tells us “this is my son”. Many people believed that the messiah that was sent was the son of god. By God saying this to us, he presents Jesus as the Messiah. Yet, many people still didn’t believe he was who he was said to be. Through Mark’s gospel, we are able to see how Jesus was sent to help the christian religion and people of Christianity as not only the Messiah but the suffering servant.

5:1. The end of chapter 4 showed that Jesus was going to teach the Scriptures all over Galilee. One day, the multitudes had gathered to hear Jesus teach Gods' word. Jesus not only taught the Scriptures in the synagogue on the Sabbath, but whenever and wherever the opportunity presented itself.

Matthew’s genealogy line pertains to mankind by proving through teaching us the important history about our faith. A thing the Jews were not expecting was that Jesus did not want a political position at all. Jesus Christ did not come for power, but came to teach

Instead, the Jews seem to be more prominence with Matthew trying to portray Messiah since they consider Matthew the most Jewish out of the other four Gospels. Matthew started to unveil the genealogy of Jesus, and started with Abraham and started to trace the father and son relationships, it started with Isaac and it ended with the husband of Mary who Jesus was born and he is called Christ. Matthew portrays as the “New Moses” for the Israel people.

Before the birth of Christ, Matthew proudly proclaimed that he was merely a messenger directed to prepare the way for the Messiah. John the Baptist a forerunner in preparing the hearts of the people. The book of Matthew, addresses The Mosaic Law and The Sermon on the Mount.

The summons to Galilee recall Christ’s promise to his disciples in Mark 14:28, that he would meet with them in Galilee after he has been raised from the dead and after they had abandoned him (The International Bible Commentary, 1998). Healy (2008) notes that the coming of Jesus before the disciples in Galilee is a reassurance that the disciples have been forgiven and they have been reinstated in their apostolic and evangelizing

The book of Matthew pairs the prophecies to Jesus’ story and creates a strong notion that anyone who Christian that believes in the scriptures and stories of Israel must see that Jesus is the Messiah that has been promised to the people. Therefore, the book of Matthew uses the prophecies as proof the history of Israel has all been leading up to Jesus as the promised Messiah.

This Gospel focuses on the historical framework of certain events and views happenings in a new angle. For example, Luke presents Christ’s life on earth as a journey towards Jerusalem; so on the day of Jesus’ ascension, the earthly symbol becomes the Holy City. The structure of the Gospel of Luke begins with the prologue, depicting the purpose of the intended account. It follows with the infancy narratives; the Saviour’s birth and youth; His baptism and temptation; His message and mission; the journey to Jerusalem; and His death and resurrection.

In the gospel, people are always looking for Jesus to see the wonders he does. They are attracted by the charism of this new ‘prophet’ that has arisen among them. They are attracted by the fame of this healer and preacher. However, Jesus knows that those are not true reasons to follow him. He is expecting for something deeper that comes from their hearts, a desire to find God and embrace him in their lives. Today many more people are looking for God and many people

To portray Jesus as the promised Messiah, Matthew uses the evidence of Jesus Christ and the prophecies concerning John the Baptist. Matthew affirms the theme of fulfilling the Old Testament prophecies and indicates that John the Baptist “is the one of whom the prophet Isaiah spoke when he said, ‘The voice of one crying out in the wilderness: ‘Prepare the way of the Lord, make his paths straight.’’” (Matthew 3:3). This verse has been prophesied by Isaiah that John the Baptist will be the one professing the arrival of Jesus. In the gospel of Matthew, Jesus also recognizes John the Baptist as the spirit of Elijah, as Jesus states that, “For all the prophets and the law prophesied until John came; and if you are willing to accept it, he is Elijah who is to come.” (Matthew 11:13-14). By including this message, Matthew can further confirm that Jesus is the Christ that has come to fulfill prophecies. With the statement that John the Baptist is the spirit of Elijah, Matthew continues to certify that Jesus is the Messiah through a conversation with his disciples. When the disciples had asked Jesus, “Why, then, do the scribes say that Elijah must come first?” (Matthew 17:10), Jesus answers that, “Elijah has already come, and they did not recognize him, but they did to him whatever they please.” (Matthew 17:12). With this explanation, the

The idea of the Messiah has appeared in the earliest traditions of both the Jews and Christians. This theme of the Messiah has always been a main point in Christianity. Thus, in the course of history, the term “Messiah” has used by both Jewish and Catholic people, but, not always in the same sense. Both believe in the Messiah to come, but Jews have a different belief to Catholics. The Old Testament helps to understand what Christianity is. The New Testament clearly shows us who Christ is. This term is found in the Old and New Testaments. It referred to the kings who were seen, known as the Messiah, and brought the hope of salvation to their nation. For Christians, the term “Messiah” refers to Jesus who is truly the Messiah or the Anointed

The sermon of the mount is covered in the book of Matthew, which in retrospect was a teaching on the side of a mountain amongst Jesus’ disciples. All of the disciples climbed along side of Jesus upon the mountain side, just to accumulate the knowledge in which Jesus lectured about. Some of the things that Jesus address in his teachings where such things as, the fundamentals of becoming a Christian, in addition to the rules of living the Christian life, finally is to know when things aren’t as they seem to be in Christianity.

The Immediate context of the story helps to show us that Jesus is on a journey, before this passage in Matthew 5:1 he begins teaching great multitudes on a unnamed mountain. When he comes down from the mountain (Matthew 8:1) the multitudes are still following him as he cleanses a leper (Matthew 8:2-4)

The author of Matthew saw Jesus as a meek and humble king of his people, the