Theological Reflections On Matt 28

In this paper, there will be research on the Gospel of Matthew from Daniel Harrington’s commentary “The Gospel of Matthew”, This paper will explain the teachings of the “6 Antithesis” in chapter 5 verses 21-48, and the main point on “Jesus came not to abolish but to “fulfill” the Law and Prophets (Harrington 90).” This paper will also have Daniel Harrington interpretations of the writing of the gospel of Matthew. I believe that Jesus had a reason for his teachings and how he went forward to preach them to the congregation.

While reading the bible or excerpts from it, you might be asking yourself many questions. In many ways the “Gospel of Mark” and “Gospel of Matthew”, will leave you wondering? Three main points at which will be explained in some verses. As they are; what are the roles of the people involved, what can the events say about discipleship in Christianity, and what do these events say about what it means to be human. We will see one event from Mark and two from Matthew that will go more in depth with what was said before. All of these events will better explain many points behind what many others wonder.

The Gospel of Matthew is an ancient biography. It discusses the generation of Jesus, worshipping his life and referring to his teachings as the good news. This Gospel summons readers to seek God’s Kingdom, to follow Jesus so that they can experience wonderful things, and to act on His words, understand them and teach others like He taught us. The Gospel of Matthew consists of eight themes: The Abiding Presence of God, Jesus as the Son of God, The Teaching of Jesus, Discipleship, Interpretation and Scripture, Binding and Loosing, Worship and Doubt, Faith and Understanding, and Hostility Towards Jewish Leaders.

In the Gospel of Matthew, the focus on the Jewish genealogy of Jesus played a significant role in the birth story. To fully understand Jesus, it was imperative to first acknowledge who Jesus was within Jewish ancestry and his subsequent position as King of the Jews.

It is possible to write on the life of Jesus from the information gathered from the bible. I will be dividing my essay into three parts. In the first part of the paper, I will talk about the nature of the gospels, John’s views vs. the Synoptic, discuss if the authors of the gospels are eyewitnesses and how they used written sources. Also I will talk about the Q source. Then I will elaborate on the topic of how Matthew and Luke were similar. Then I will continue on by discussing how the Old Testament uses Moses, Samuel and Elijah to interpret Jesus, and finally whether or not the Sermon on the Mount happened. In the second part of my paper, I will talk about Jesus’s birth and childhood, his miracles, his resurrection, and what Jesus did to cure people, spirits and how they are interpreted to the prophet, magician and the mad man compared to Saul and Elijah. The final part of the paper I will talk about what Jesus talked about as regards to the Kingdom of God vs. the Kingdom of the Romans and what he intended by speaking of the end of the world. I will also speak of the reasons behind the Romans executing him. My sources for this paper will be the New Jerusalem Bible Readers edition as my primary source and lecture notes from Professor Trumbach.

Jesus Christ is the central figure of Christianity, the only way of salvation and the second person of the Trinity. (Funk & Wagnalls, 2015) The Gospels Matthew and Luke introduce the birth and childhood of God’s one and only Son, Jesus. His story began when the Angel Gabriel visited His virgin mother, announcing that she would give birth to a son, and that she was to call Him Jesus, for He would be called the Son of God. (Luke 1:30-35) The incarnation of the Messiah, was the Word

In His faithfulness, the Lord as Divine Judge will judge His covenant people Israel after they disregard their covenant obligations and then offer them deliverance once they demonstrate repentance.

     The details of Jesus’ childhood were skipped by Matthew, most likely to show how significant his years of ministry were. The next important moment in the life of Jesus was his baptism. He went to the Jordan River where he met his cousin, John the Baptist, who was a prominent preacher of the time. John knew that Jesus was the Son of God, so he found it difficult to baptize him. He felt that Jesus should be the one baptizing him, but Jesus made it clear that it was his Father’s will that it should be done. As Jesus was baptized, the presence of God was felt among Jesus and the crowd. Matthew 3:16 tells of the heavens being opened up and the spirit of God descending upon him in the form of a dove. In Matthew 3:17, God said, “This is my Son, the Beloved, with whom I am well pleased.” To anyone who is unfamiliar with Jesus, this is strong evidence of his powerful presence in the world to do the work of God.

Although the Gospel of Matthew and Mark emerged from similar conventions both hold various distinctiveness. Much of the informations are like there are still variation between the two Gospels. The Synoptic Gospels of Matthew and Mark share many similarities, especially the view Jesus Christ as the Messiah but the way in which they do so is different. This paper will explore the audiences to which the Gospel writers wrote to, their different portrayals of Jesus and the teachings of Jesus, they wanted to express in their writings.

Jesus, after he was crucified, was buried and then raised from the dead three days later. He appeared in his new physical body, still fully human and fully God, to his disciples and a vast amount of people before ascending into heaven to sit at the right hand of God. His disciples then waited until the Holy Spirit came upon them on the day of Pentecost, bringing the Holy Spirit to them, so that they could spread the gospel and share the love of God to the Jews and the Greeks, and bring the gospel to the ends of the earth. God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit exist three in one in the holy trinity, and

In relation to the Catholic context, there are following reasons why Catholics call God as "the Father": He is (1) the Creator at every moment we exist, (2) the Provider, (3) the Shepherd, (4), the Redeemer, freed us from sufferings for the time immemorial, and (5) the Final destiny, grounding one 's self-identity. Jesus taught that people relate to God as "the Father" as affirmed in Mt. 6:9. Furthermore, His basis of this teaching was His own experience of God as "Abba."

The first claim made by Jesus is that he is the son of God. He says in Matthew 11:27, “All things have been handed over to me by my Father, and no one knows the Son except the Father, and no one knows the Father except the Son and anyone to whom the Son chooses to reveal him.” (NIV) In this verse he says that God is his father and his authority comes from God.

The main message of this gospel account is “Jesus is the Son who reveals His Father” to the world (Strauss, 2011, p. 7448). Jesus sees and has seen God as the Father (Strauss, 2011, p. 7448). Although, Jesus is a distinct entity from the Father, Jesus is fully and wholly God (Strauss, 2011, p. 7448). Furthermore, Jesus is the Word of God and the Father’s “self-revelation” (Strauss, 2011, p. 7448). Anyone who sees Jesus has seen the Father (Strauss, 2011, p. 7448).

However, there is strong evidence to support that Jesus did rise from the dead. Originally the Jewish Sanhedrin visited the Roman emperor Pontius Pilot to crucify Jesus. This tells us that Jesus was crucified by the Roman Council. Which means that his resurrection was not only mentioned in all four gospels in the bible but by a Jewish historian called Josephus and a Roman historian called Tacitus. Second Jesus spoke about his resurrection. In Mark 8:31 it says, ‘He then began to teach them that the Son of Man must suffer many things and be rejected by the elders, the chief priests and the teachers of the law, and that he must be killed and after three days rise again.’ This shows us that he was aware that he would come back to life to continue with the Christian faith and

It is true that raising his actual body signifies that he has the power and authority over death. Moreover, it shows that he also have the power and authority over life. "The Lord brings death and makes alive; he brings down to the grave and raises up" (1 Samuel 2:6). His resurrection was crucial not only since he had spoken about it to his disciple, likewise, the scripture had to be fulfill. It is also true that his resurrection give a new meaning to faith. Since, some still did not believe or have faith in him, it gives them the evidence they needed to seal their faith.