2007-09-15 18:43:25 · 15 answers · asked by brothermikegoestenkors2 4 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
I liked Harry Potter better
2007-09-15 18:48:04 · answer #1 · answered by lindsey p 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Matthew intends to prove to the Jews that Jesus Christ is the promised Messiah. More than any other gospel, Matthew quotes the Old Testament to show how Jesus fulfilled the words of the Jewish prophets. Matthew describes in detail the lineage of Jesus from David, and uses many forms of speech that Jews would have been comfortable with. Matthew’s love and concern for his people is apparent through his meticulous approach to telling the gospel story.
2007-09-16 01:51:44 · answer #2 · answered by Freedom 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
It's a later book than Mark, and much of the Gospel story it contains is derived from Mark, but it contains the beautiful words of the Sermon on the Mount, and that alone would make it one of the most powerful books of the New Testament.
For context we should also read Mark, Luke and John.
2007-09-16 01:50:44 · answer #3 · answered by Warren D 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Matthew was written Under Inspiration.. whats the " Real" Question?
2007-09-16 01:48:06 · answer #4 · answered by conundrum 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Book of Matthew: Jesus is the Gospel.
2007-09-16 01:48:30 · answer #5 · answered by arnie 3 · 0⤊ 0⤋
A great Gospel - It was written to convince a mostly Jewish audience of the time that Jesus' birth, life, earthly ministry, and death were the fulfillment of many Old Testament prophecies. Matthew refers to and lists more fulfilled OT prophecies than any other Gospel.
2007-09-16 01:51:30 · answer #6 · answered by the phantom 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I think it was an excellent attempt at explaining the grace of God to the Jews who were wishing for something else.
Matt was a bit of an historian and his Gospel is more concise than the others written for the Gentile.
Each was written for a different group of people and to show the different views the followers had of Jesus. Written in Aramaic to the Jew and Greek to the Gentile.
2007-09-16 01:52:14 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Very clever beginning: A guy named Joseph gets messages from God via dreams. Moves his family to Egypt. Contract gets taken out on firstborn boys. Makes you wonder what book you're reading.
Definitely got the Messiah thing going in this one. Peter's not quite so clueless this time. A little obsessed with church administration rules. That Simon-Peter-Rocky bit was cute.
2007-09-16 02:44:15 · answer #8 · answered by skepsis 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋
Jesus is still speaking of the 10 commandments and speaks of parables (the old covenant).
Romans, Corinthians, Galatians, Ephesians and Hebrews are the books for today, since we are under a new covenant, the covenant of Jesus.
2007-09-16 01:54:42 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
It is a brief history of prophet Jesus but very brief, no detail about his childhood and youth etc.
2007-09-16 01:48:34 · answer #10 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋