Gospel of Matthew

Author: Matthew, a Jewish tax collector
Date: Late 50 or 60 A.D.
First readers: Jews (primary); non-Jews (secondary)
First reading: Jesus is the Messiah for Jews (geneology); they are instructed to share the Messiah with the whole world (great commission)
Purpose: show the Jewish first readers that Jesus is the king of God's promised kingdom foretold in the Old Testament
Theme: Jesus is the promised king of the kingdom of God

Outline:

A. Presentation (birth and preparation) 1:1-4:11
B. Proclamation (message and ministry) 4:12-16:20
C. Passion (death and resurrection) 16:21-28:20

5 Teaching Sections

• Sermon on the Mount (ch 5-7) [B]
• Teaching the 12 apostles (ch 10) [B]
• Stories about the kingdom (ch 13) [B]
• Life in God's kingdom (ch 18) [C]
• The end of the world (ch 24-25) [C]

Keywords

• Kingdom
• Fulfilled
• Righteous
• Worship
• Father