The slaughter of the infants and innocent suffering matthew 2. Id love it if youd let me know how you are doing with the reading so we can continue to encourage one another. So matthew begins his account of the life of jesus christ. Free bible commentary and bible guide on matthew in simple. The bible book of matthew with full chapters, footnotes and bible commentary to aid your bible search, reading, and study. But this tradition also says that matthews gospel was originally written in hebrew or aramaic. Introduction to the gospel of matthew study resources.
The book of matthew has always occupied a position of high esteem in the faith and life of the church. But right from the beginning the christian tradition confirms that the apostle matthew is the author of this gospel. Matthew shows that christ is the heir of the kingly line. The gospel of matthew occupies first place in all extant witnesses to the text of the four gospels and in all early lists of the canonical books of the new testament r. This chapter simply begins with the book of the generation of jesus christ, t matthew chapter 1 summary. Each section will be in a box, so that you can easily find a. Without going into much detail on the dating of marks gospel, it was probably written somewhere between ad 50 and ad 55. This book was intricately written and arranged to make a theological point. Filled with a wealth of ideas for going deeper so you can return to this study again and again. The opening genealogy is designed to document christs credentials as israels king, and the rest of the book completes this theme. Bob is a pastorteacher and elder at community bible chapel in richardson, texas, and has contributed many of his bible study series for use by the foundation.
I hope you havent missed it, but here is the method im using to keep up with the reading. The gospel of matthew is actually called the gospel according to matthew. Here are gospelminded pastors and scholars doing gospel business from all the scripturesthis is a biblical and theological feast preparing gods people to apply the entire bible to all of life with heart and mind. Matthews gospel bible study questions in easy english.
What can we learn specifically from the book of matthew. While the book possesses the same skeleton as the other gospels mark, luke, and john, it offers its own unique view of jesus. Matthew alone mentions jesus repeated insistence that mercy is required in addition to sacrifice. The fivefold division may suggest that matthew has modeled his book on the structure of the pentateuch the first five books of the ot. Study scripture verses with commentary, concordances, and use highlighting, underlining, take notes in the bible. The gospel reflects the struggles and conflicts between the evangelists community and the other jews, particularly with its sharp. Learn from jesus life and words to deeper understanding his calling to follow him.
An integrated digital bible study library including complete notes from the niv study bible and the nkjv macarthur study bible, 2nd edition is just a step away. Perhaps no other segment of jesus teaching has garnered as much notoriety or influence as the sermon on the mount. Join our small group fellowship as we study this series together. In this gospel matthews attempts to convince fellow jews that jesus was the messiahthe fulfillment of the old testament passover. A wellknown bible expositor and conference speaker, he has written more than six dozen books, including the macarthur new testament commentary series and the macarthur study bible.
Consequently, matthew s gospel could have reasonably been written anywhere between ad 55 and ad 60. Messiah hebrew and christ greek both mean anointed one. There is only one good news of the great work that god had accomplished by his son, the lord jesus christ, but in his wisdom it needed four different men to make this news of salvation known to the world in written form. From the statement in the ancient greek text, it is difficult to tell what the book of the genealogy refers to. This workbook was designed for bible class study, family study, or personal study. These matthew bible study lessons contains 19 audio lessons that you can download for free. Consequently, matthews gospel could have reasonably been written anywhere between ad 55 and ad 60. In fact, genesis and matthew are the two key books of the bible. This 12week practical study series from crossway orients the student to the near and far context, key questions, gospel glimpses, whole bible connections, and theological and practical implications for every section of the book of matthew. Matthew was the first to write down an account of the life and ministry of jesus christ.
As in most books of the bible, the name of the author is not mentioned in matthews gospel. The gospel of matthew is a work of literary genius. Matthew in the picture study bible the book of matthew. The gospel of matthew, although it is only twentyeight chapters long, is a very important book. Matthew had been a tax collector, which may explain why he was explicit in his mention of money, figures, and values. He may also be presenting the gospel as a new torah and jesus as a new and greater moses. From events surrounding jesus birth to his baptism 1.
It was written by matthew levi, the disciple of christ around 4850 a. Lifechange lifechange bible studies will help you grow in christlikeness through a lifechanging encounter with gods word. Devils temptation of jesus and beginning of jesus preaching activity in galilee 4. Holy week, study questions, curriculum 6 of 10 lessons on holy week deal with texts in matthew. Agape bible study the gospel of matthew it was the testimony of the fathers of the church, dating from as early as the beginning of the second century ad, that st.
This is matthews chance to give his unique perspective to the tale of jesus life, death, and resurrection. It is also beautifully nuanced which should appeal to those who have spent some time reading and thinking about the. The gospel according to matthew is the first book of the new testament and one of the three synoptic gospels. These small group studies of matthew contain outlines, crossreferences, bible study discussion questions, teaching points, and applications. The heading of the first book of the new testament is in most manuscripts gospel according to matthew. The questions contain minimal human commentary, but instead urge students to study to understand scripture. Copeland hundreds of free sermon outlines and bible study materials available for online browsing and downloading. Jesus in matthew and mark, study questions, curriculum 8 lessons.
In this 12week study, pastor drew hunter leads readers through the gospel of matthew, helping them come face to face with jesus christ, israels longawaited messiah. The gospel of matthew is viewed by many bible scholars as being the best teaching gospel. The book of matthew is a gospel that contains narrative history, genealogy, parables, sermons, and some prophetic oracles. While matthew did not sign his own name to his gospel, the early church uniformly attested to the apostles authorship of the book. The personalities of this book include the messiah jesus christ, his parents mary and.
Jesus in luke, study questions, curriculum 5 of the 9 lessons have parallel passages in matthew. Matthews signature phrase the kingdom of heaven occurs 32 times in this book and nowhere else in all of scripture. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in. Matthew with book summary versebyverse bible commentary. The key word in matthew is kingdom and is used 28 times. Study guide for matthew 1 by david guzik blue letter bible. In the first 18 chapters, matthew highlights the kingdom theme, leading him to depart from a chronological arrangement. Matthew bible study book of matthew bible study lifeway. Youll get this book and many others when you join bible gateway plus. Book of matthew overview insight for living ministries.
And because my kiddos wiped out their gospel of john reading plan, i created another child bible reading plan for the book. Matthewsermon on the mount bible study book is a sixsession study that will equip you andor your group members to understand and apply jesus most famous section of teaching on life in the kingdom of heaven. Bible study questions on matthew and the sermon on the mount. The book of the genealogy of jesus christ, the son of david, the son of abraham. Bibliography for the study of the gospel of matthew study matthew study list anchor bible dictionary, volumes 16, doubleday, new york, 1992 edition ancient christian commentary on scripture, vol. The gospel of matthew a chapter by chapter analysis. Visit our library of inductive bible studies for more in depth inductive studies on this and other books of the bible you can use in your small group. Matthew bible book with full chapters new international. This 12week practical study series from crossway orients the student to the near and far context, key questions, gospel glimpses, wholebible connections, and theological and practical implications for every section of the book of matthew. He is the bible teacher on grace to you, an international radio broadcast. Sep 07, 2018 the gospel of matthew is a work of literary genius. Jesus is the messiah, the promised one who fulfills old testament. It tells how israels messiah, rejected and executed in israel, pronounces judgement on israel and its leaders and becomes the salvation of the gentiles. This knowing the bible series is a tremendous resource for those wanting to study and teach the bible with an understanding of how the gospel is woven throughout scripture.
As we come today to the gospel of matthew, id like to bridge the gap between the old testament and the new testament because, in order to appreciate and to have a right. Matthews account of jesus life was likely written primarily with the jewish audience in mind. Matthew 1, new international version niv the bible app. When we turn to matthew, we turn to the book which may well be called the most important single document of the christian faith, for in it we have the fullest and the most. Bible study lesson sheets these are lessons designed for either a class or personal study. Jesus describes great teaching work and instructs teachers 9. As early as ad 140, a christian named papias wrote that matthew had compiled the sayings of the lord in hebrew presumably before matthew translated them into greek for a larger audience. Daily studies in the gospel of matthew from tabletalk, a devotional magazine from ligonier ministries and r. Matthew, a study guide from the executable outlines series by mark a. Matthew, tyndale new testament commentary, page 11. Bobdeffinbaugh graduated from dallas theological seminary with his th. Matthew even reproduced about ninety percent of mark, while luke reproduced about sixty percent.
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