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)
  2. The Jewish character of the book of Matthew
    1. The genealogy
    2. An emphasis on Peter
    3. The vocabulary
      • “Kingdom of heaven”
      • Other terms
    4. The subject matter
  3. The purposes of the book
    1. To prove Jesus is the Messiah
      • The meaning of “Messiah” (Matthew 16:18)
    2. To explain God’s kingdom program
    3. To instruct the Church (Matthew 28:20)
      • Discourses
  4. Some characteristics of the book
    1. Grouping materials
    2. An emphasis on discourses
    3. The use of prophecy
  5. An outline of the book
    1. Notice Matthew 7:28; 11:1; 13:53; 19:1; 26:1
    2. Notice the sequence: narrative—discourse

Conclusion and application

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

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.