What did Matthew refer to when writing his Gospel?

Answer 1

The Gospel of Matthew is a gospel, or story of the life and mission of Jesus. It is largely based on the slightly earlier Gospel of Mark, and includes 600 of the 666 verses in Mark. A secondary source of information, for sayings attributed to Jesus, is the hypothetical 'Q' document, also used by the author of Luke.

Matthew includes additional stories created by its author or from an unknown source, including the nativity of Jesus, the genealogy of Jesus, the resurrection account and many elaborations of simpler accounts in Mark. Because of the passage of time since the writing of Mark, it replaces Mark'sconfident prophecy, attributed to Jesus, that the world would end during the lifetimes of those still living and that they would see Jesus coming in clouds of glory. More than any other gospel it refers to the Old Testament to demonstrate, perhaps to critics, that the life of Jesus was foreshadowed in the Old Testament and that Christianity had its roots further back in antiquity.

Answer 2

A:The author of Matthew's Gospel referred to three sources when writing the gospel. The first and most important source was Mark's Gospel, of which Matthew includes approximately 90 per cent, often in exactly the same words in the Greek language. The second source, according to New Testament scholars, was the hypothetical 'Q' document, which contained sayings material attributed to Jesus. Finally, the author referred to the Old Testament, basing much of his own material around the Hebrew scriptures. As with all the New Testament gospels, Matthew's Gospel was originally anonymous and it is partly because of the sources so clearly used, that scholars say it could not really have been written by an eyewitness to the events portrayed.

Answer 3

The Gospel of Matthew was written primarily to a Jewish audience. Three main parts of Matthew are 1) the coming of the Messiah/King (Jesus Christ) and His early ministry. Jesus was offered only to the Jews (Matthew, chapter 1 through chapter 11:1).

2) Opposition of Israel to the King (Jesus) Chapter 11:2 through chapter 16:12. From this time forward Jesus rejected the Jewish nation and began concentrating on the Gentiles. It is in Matthew 16:18 that the "Church" is first mentioned. The "Church" is a Gentile institution. From this point forward you can notice a marked change in His preaching.

3) Final rejection of the King (Jesus). Chapter 16:13 through chapter 28:20.

The world is still in the "Church" age and will be until the church is taken out of the world and then God will resume His plan with the Jewish nation.

Answer 4

Most biblical scholars believe that the author now called Matthew used the Gospel According to Mark as his primary source for information about the life of Jesus. Whereas Mark's Gospel, in the oldest form known to us, contained nothing of the appearances of the risen Jesus, Matthew's Gospel has an account of Jesus appearing to the women and then to the disciples in Galilee. It also contains a version of the story of the birth of Jesus, and his genealogy back through Joseph and King David. Matthew's Gospel, more so than any other gospel, refers to the Old Testament for apparent proof of the role of Jesus.
So, apart from rewriting the material in his sources, Matthew wrote about a miraculous birth, but also descent through Joseph from David, proof that Jesus rose from the dead, and many more wise sayings and miracles.

Answer 5

Matthew wrote about the entire history of Jesus and his teaching. He included the miracles of Jesus and how Jesus expanded understanding of the Old Testament.