Outline of Matthew's Gospel

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List eight similarities between Moses and Jesus.

Both Moses and Jesus were: preceded by dreamers named Joseph, infants threatened with death, lived in Egypt, gave laws to live by, demonstrated power with the sea, involved in miracles of feeding many hungry people, the number 12 and provided leadership within the Passover Meal.

Judging from the opening passage of Matthew's gospel, the emphasis is on Jesus' Jewish ______?

Family. ancestors, heritage

What does the title "emmanuel" mean and this idea can be found at the beginning and end of Matthew's gospel?

God is with us.

What is the name of the prologue of Matthew's gospel found Mt 1:1-2:23?

Infancy Narrative

Jesus plays what role mostly in Matthew's gospel?

Jesus is a teacher.

Matthew is the only gospel to start with a genealogy. What does this show us about Jesus' proper lineage?

Jesus is the messiah, the anointed one, from Mt. 1:16.

The seventh and last section of Matthew's gospel are about what ?

Jesus' passion, death and resurrection

What are we called to do to approach the perfection of God in Mt. 5:44 in the Sermon on the Mount?

Love our enemies, pray for those who hurt us is our call and challenge.

Who is the first witness to Jesus resurrection according to Matthew 28:10 and John 20:1-18?

Mary of Magdala

In which gospel is Jesus compared with Moses found in the Hebrew scriptures and gives authority and power to the name of Jesus with the association?

Matthew

Who is understood to be the greatest Jewish hero because he lead people to freedom and helped the oppressed to escape domination?

Moses with the help of his siblings, Miriam and Aaron.

Jesus asks his teacher's aids to first teach who before they go into Samaria?

Mt. 10:5-7, Jesus says to share the good news first with the lost sheep of Israel and let them know the reign of God is at hand.

What is the central message of Jesus' preaching about the coming reign of God? (Mt. 4:17)

Repent, the reign of God is at hand.

What are the six parables shared in Matthew?

Seeds sown, wheat and weeds, yeast, mustard seed, fine pearls and treasure in a field

What are the five discourses of Matthew's gospel?

Sermon on the Mount, instruction to disciples, six parables, church order and how to deal with power, previlidge and popularity

More than twenty times the gospel of Matthew has Jesus quote from which part of the older testament?

The Prophetic Books

While the Ten Commandments of Moses give a minimum standard of proper behavior, what do the Beatitudes offer?

The attitudes of being offer us ideals of internal happiness or blessings that allow us joy that is beyond understanding.

The five discourses parallel the five books of the older testament attributed to Moses called the _____?

Torah

How many plagues are there in Exodus ?

ten- water to blood,frogs, gnats, flies, pestilence, boils, hail, locusts, darkness, first born

How many specific miracles are there in Matthew 8-9?

ten- leper, servant, mother-in-law, demonic, paralytic,bleeding woman, daughter, mute person and 2 blind men


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