Matthew Study Overview
Matthew Study Overview
Matthew Study Overview
New Testament
Written: 85 AD
Purpose: to show that Christ fulfilled the Old Testament prophecies (5:17)
Characteristics: It is a Jewish, ecclesiastical, and evangelistic gospel.
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Extra Information:
This gospel's intended audience was for Jews and Gentiles to show the unity of Christ's church.
It also was used to persuade the Jews that Jesus was truly the Jewish Messiah. A famous
bishop named Ignatius of Antioch was also a key audience member of Matthew's gospel.
Matthew portrays Jesus as a king, refers to him as the "Son of David," and includes many of
Jesus's quotations of the Old Testament.