General Preface

Author's Preface

Chief Abbreviations

Bibliography

Introduction
Who Wrote the Gospel?
What Do We Know About the Tax Collector?
What Can We Infer About the Author?
Who Were the Readers?
What Is the Plan of the Gospel?
Why Was the Gospel So Popular?
When Was It Written?
What Were Matthew's Main Concerns?
Mattew in Recent Study

Part 1: In Galilee (Matthew 1--13)
A. Beginnings (1--7)
1. Jesus' Pedigree and Birth (1:1-25)
2. Jesus' Childhood (2:1-23)
3. The Beginnin of Jesus' Ministry (3:1--4:25)
4. The First Discourse: The Manifesto of the Kingdom (5:1--7:29)
B. Discipleship (8--10)
5. Who Is This Jesus? (8:1--9:34)
6. The Second Discourse: The Mission of the Kingdom (9:35--10:42)
C. Response (11--13)
7. Jesus' Claim, and Its Ground (11:1-30)
8. Human Response to Jesus: For and Against (12:1-50)
9. The Third Discourse: The Parables of the Kingdom (13:1-58)

Part 2: To Jerusalem (Matthew 14--28)
D. Shadows (14--18)
10. Shadows of the Future (14:1--17:27)
11. The Fourth Discourse: Relationships in the Kingdom (18:1-35)
E. Judgment (19--25)
12. Judgments on Issues (19:1--20:34)
13. Judgment on Israel (21:1-27)
14. Parables and Controversies on Judgment (21:28--22:46)
15. The Fifth Discourse: (1) Judgment on Dead Religion (23:1-39)
16. The Fifth Discourse: (2) The End of Jerusalem and of History (24:1--25:46)
F. Finale (26--28)
17. A Study in Contrasts (26:1-16)
18. Jesus' Last Evening (26:17-56)
19. The Trials of Jesus (26:57--27:31)
20. The Cross and the Tomb (27:32-66)
21. The End of the Beginning (28:1-20)

Study Guide

The Message of Matthew: The Kingdom of Heaven (The Bible Speaks Today Series)

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