NT317 Book Study: The Gospel of Matthew
Overview
Analyze the Gospel of Matthew as an ancient biography meant to communicate historical information as well as moral, theological, and political lessons. This course is primarily focused on the major themes in Matthew, including cross-cultural ministry, evangelism, Christian education, and making disciples of the nations, while highlighting Jesus’ teaching and His love and patience for His disciples.
Top Highlights
“Matthew 1:1—literally, it’s ‘The book of the genesis of Jesus Christ.’ This is the Greek translation of Gen 5:1, which speaks of the book of the genesis of someone.” (source)
“Tamar was from Canaan; Rahab was from Jericho in Canaan; Ruth was from Moab; and Bathsheba probably was from Judah, but she’s called ‘her that had been the wife of Uriah’—she’s identified by her marriage to Uriah, Uriah the Hittite. So we have three Gentiles and someone who’s connected to Gentiles, even though the purpose of Jewish genealogies was to emphasize the purity of one’s Israelite ancestry.” (source)
“Look at how John describes it as unquenchable. John and Jesus borrow the harshest image of their day for the resurrection of the damned. Most often in the Gospels, it’s used to scare religious people out of their complacency, to let them know that religion alone doesn’t make us right before God. We need to turn to Jesus Christ.” (source)
“Religion does not make us holy before God. Jesus makes us holy before God, and He can take people from a pagan background just as easily as He can take people from a religious background. What matters most is that we come to Jesus and let Him be the one who transforms us.” (source)
“Here, we also see that Jesus publicly identifies with His people. He undergoes a baptism for the forgiveness of sin even though He hasn’t sinned. He identifies with us so that He can remove our sins. That’s what the cross is about.” (source)
- Title: NT317 Book Study: The Gospel of Matthew
- Author: Craig Keener
- Series: Logos Mobile Education
- Publisher: Lexham Press
- Print Publication Date: 2016
- Logos Release Date: 2016
- Language: English
- Resources: 1
- Format: Digital › Courseware
- Subjects: Bible. N.T. Matthew › Commentaries; Bible. N.T. Matthew › Criticism, interpretation, etc; Education › Bible. N.T. Matthew--Commentaries; Education › Bible. N.T. Matthew--Criticism, interpretation, etc
- Resource ID: LLS:NT317KEENER
- Resource Type: Courseware Monograph
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Dr. Craig S. Keener (PhD, Duke University) is professor of New Testament at Asbury Theological Seminary, and is the author of 17 books, four of which have won book awards in Christianity Today. One, The IVP Bible Background Commentary: New Testament, has sold more than half a million copies. He has authored scholarly commentaries on Matthew, John (two volumes), Acts (four volumes), and more briefly on Romans, 1 and 2 Corinthians, and Revelation. Dr. Keener is married to Dr. Médine Moussounga Keener, who spent 18 months as a refugee in her nation of Congo before their marriage.