The Four Gospels: Matthew

The Gospel of Matthew - Main points:

- The Gospel of Matthew emphasizes forgiveness.

- It was likely written during a situation of conflict between Jewish Christians and Non-Christian Jews.

- This gospel was most likely written mainly for a Jewish audience, but Matthew also makes the point that Jesus is called to be a “light to the Gentiles.”

- Matthew makes frequent reference to the fulfillment of [Old Testament] scriptures, and the structure of the book echoes the Torah and the Exodus story.

- In Matthew’s parables, there is an emphasis on Eschatology (the end times) and Ethics.

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We also started an overview of Luke, which will be posted in the next blog post.