Matthew was written during the 80s of the first century, at a time when the antiquity and authenticity of the new religion appear to have been coming under scrutiny. The author resolved this by making frequent references to the Old Testament, in order to show, if possible, that the New Testament stories were prophesied or prefigured in the Old Testament, thus demonstrating antiquity for the Christian story. These scriptural references and frequent portrayals of the Old Testament as prophesying or foreshadowing the life of Jesus may also have been intended to show Christianity as the natural successor to Judaism, in the turmoil after the disastrous end of the First Jewish-Roman War.
Many Christians believe that Matthew was written for the Jews, but since it was written in Greek, the author of Matthew was unlikely to have been writing primarily to Palestinian Jews, who spoke Aramaic, not Greek. His evident lack of knowledge of Jewish customs suggests that he was not even writing to Jews of the diaspora.
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Matthew's Gospel contains more refereences to the Old Testament than any other New Testament book. Sometimes the author pointed to the Old Testament as prefiguring events in his Gospel, sometimes he would just write passages that reflected Old Testament passages and let the discerning reader find the parallel passage in the Old Testament. He wanted his Gospel to be seen as the successor to the Hebrew scriptures.
Christianity was founded in the Jewish religion and modern Christians do consider the Old Testament as quite relevant, even if it became less important after the development of the New Testament. Even to atheists and followers of other religions, the Old Testament is relevant purely because of its historical significance.Some early Christians, on the other hand, considered the Old Testament as of little or no relevance. The Marcionites excluded the Old Testament and much of what is now the New Testament, keeping only a gospel, called simply the Gospel or the Gospel of the Lord, plus ten epistles attributed to Paul. They believed that their gospel had been written by Paul himself, but it actually seems to have been Luke's Gospel with references to the Old Testament removed.
A:John's Gospel is the only New Testament gospel to identify Jesus as truly divine, a cornerstone of modern Christian belief.
Matthews Gospel was written by Matthew [also called Levi] for fellow Jews. His account highlights many of the Hebrew messianic prophecies that were fulfilled in connection with Jesus.
No, Nehemiah is not a Gospel. Nehemiah is a book in the Old Testament of the Bible that focuses on the efforts to rebuild the walls of Jerusalem after the exile. Gospel refers to the books in the New Testament that tell the story of Jesus' life, death, and resurrection.
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Not so very much at first. Matthew's gospel was written more to the Jew. perhaps the Hellenistic Jews. The Gentiles would have had a more difficult time reading Matthew's gospel as Matthew cited Jewish cites, namesand Jewish customs without explaining them. The Gentile would have had to put in much research in reading Matthew's gospel. Today there is no problem in reading Matthew because most of the research has already been done for the reader.
Matthew's Gospel was written for a primarily Jewish audience, focusing on presenting Jesus as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies and the long-awaited Messiah. It aimed to show how Jesus's life, teachings, and actions aligned with Jewish Scripture and traditions, emphasizing the continuity between Judaism and Christianity.
The Gospel of John comes after the Gospel of Luke in the New Testament.
The Gospel is the Testament of Jesus Christ.
The Gospel of Matthew portrays Jesus as a kingly messiah, emphasizing his genealogy as a descendant of King David, his birth as the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecies, and his royal titles such as "Son of David" and "King of the Jews." It also includes the story of the Magi visiting Jesus, who were seeking the "king of the Jews."
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The Gospel of Mark is located in the New Testament. It is the second Gospel; in order they go Matthew, Mark, Luke and John.
The four sections of the New Testament are: 1) The Gospels2) The Acts of the Apostles3) The Epistles4) The Book of Revelation
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