Marathon Fellowship Class

Matthew Lesson 1: Introduction to Matthew

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Introduction to Matthew

  1. The concept of a gospel
    1. Not a biography
    2. Not a source book for doctrine
    3. An argument to prove a point (s)
    4. The Jewish character of the book of Matthew
      1. The genealogy
      2. An emphasis on Peter
      3. The vocabulary
        • “Kingdom of heaven”
        • Other terms
        • The subject matter
        • The purposes of the book
          1. To prove Jesus is the Messiah
            • The meaning of “Messiah” (Matthew 16:18)
            • To explain God’s kingdom program
            • To instruct the Church (Matthew 28:20)
              • Discourses
              • Some characteristics of the book
                1. Grouping materials
                2. An emphasis on discourses
                3. The use of prophecy
                4. An outline of the book
                  1. Notice Matthew 7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26:1
                  2. Notice the sequence: narrative—discourse

                    3. Conclusion and application

                      1. Cf. Romans 15:8
                      2. Cf. Romans 11:33

                        3. Note: There is some recording noise during the last 3 minutes of the recording that I was unable to remove. I apologize for the added noise in the recording.

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