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Notice the set of five pairs of Narrative and Discourse. Is the number
5 significant? If you think Matthew is particularly Jewish, then perhaps
the five examples of Jesus teaching is a new torah, a new law to extend
the five books of the Jewish torah. |
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| The Coming of Jesus (chapters 1-2) |
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Genealogy (Four
interesting gentile women; Jesus the son of King David through Joseph) |
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Birth stories (Joseph
and Herod; dreams; fulfillment of prophecy) |
| The Ministry of Jesus |
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1. |
Narrative: Baptism,
temptation, call (chap. 3, 4) |
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Discourse: Sermon
on the Mount (chap. 5, 6, 7) |
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Narrative: Healing
and Forgiveness (chap. 8, 9) |
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Discourse: Sending
of the Disciples (chap. 10) |
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Narrative: doubts
about Jesus (chap. 11, 12)
John, Chorazin, healing on Sabbath, request for sign |
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Discourse: parables (chap.
13) |
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4. |
Narrative (chap.
14-17)
death of JB, feedings, transfiguration, the church |
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Discourse: Regulations
for the common life (chap. 18) |
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Narrative: conflict (19:1-24:2)
leaving Galilee
to Judea; to Jerusalem
23: Woe to you, scribes
and Pharisees |
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Discourse:
the end of the age (24:3-25:46)
sitting on the
Mt.. of Olives
doing kindness rather
than speculating |
| Passion and Resurrection (chap. 26-28) |
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| Last updated 10/10/06; first posted 4/27/02; © 2006
John P. Nordin |
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