Matthew Book Assignment #1

"Finally, the Messiah Has Come"
a. Was Matthew the first gospel written?
no
b. What does "Gospel" mean?
good news
c. What promise does Malachi close the OT with?
God will send a Messiah to fix Israel's problems and bring oeace and joy to the people
d. What does Matthew declare as he opens up the NT?
The promise from centurys past is now fufilled
e. What does Matthew convince readers of?
Jesus is the Messiah
f. Who wrote Matthew? When was it written?
Matthew 4BC- 30 AD

"Shaking Jesus' Family Tree"
a. Why were genealogies so important to Jews?
certain rights and responsiblities were inherited
b. Did Jesus meet the "ancestral requirements" for being the Messiah? How?
yes he was a descendant of David
c. Why is his family tree a bit odd?
it randomly matches Luke's genealog, included women
d. How does Matthew target Jewish readers more than any other Gospel? (hint: see "The Jewish Gospel")
it traces Jesus' family tree to Abraham the father of the jews, uses common Jewish phrases


"Wise Men With Shocking News"
a. What does "Eastern lands" refer to?
the empire of Parthia
b. What did the wise men bring?
gold, frankincense, myrrh
c. Who predicted that the Messiah would come from Bethlehem?
Micah
d. What was Herod's "vicious" order?
kill all Bethlehem boys ages 2 and under
e. When do scholars think Jesus was born? (What year)
6 or 7 BC