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Blog post Matthew
Matthew included the genealogy of Jesus to help support the claim that Jesus was a descendant of the kingdom of David, and therefore could be and is the Messiah. The most pronounced information is that the author shows the parallels between fourteen generations between the great Jewish figures of including Abraham to David, David to… Continue reading
Matthew and Mark Discussion
In order to fully examine the sections of the Sermon of the Mount, it is necessary to examine Matthew’s portrayal of Jesus. In Matthew’s gospel, he agrees with Mark in that Jesus is the suffering son of God; however, the emphasis that Jesus is Jewish is much stronger. This is made clear from the genealogy… Continue reading
Matthew & Mark
In Matthew, Jesus is portrayed more of a rule creator as well as a teacher like Moses. He sets forth rules for the people to follow. Where in Mark Jesus is portrayed as a servant of god performing miracles and then being sacrificed on the cross for all others sins. In Mark Jesus forgives the… Continue reading
Matthew
Brendan Everton 4/13/15 REL 223 Intro to the Bible Blog Post Matthew starts his gospel much differently than the other gospels. He receives extra information about the character of Jesus which he ads to his picture of Jesus to give him more of a heroic image. Back in the day of ancient Rome heroes were… Continue reading
Blog Post Group 3, Question 2
Matthew’s description of Jesus is much different than the description that Mark provides. In Matthew’s description, Jesus is much more serious about sinning and that people need to be perfect. He appears to be a lot less forgiving and even mentions that if you steal with a hand then that hand should be removed so… Continue reading
blog post Matthew
The Gospels of Matthew and Mark have some very similar passages, but the beginnings of each Gospel are very different. Mark’s story does not offer an explanation for the early life of Jesus, but simply refers to him as Jesus from Nazareth and begins with the good news of the Baptism of Jesus Christ,… Continue reading
Gospel of Matthew vs Mark
Matthew begins his story of Jesus quite differently than Mark does. He begins by laying out a large line of generations of people up to when Jesus was born. I believe he does this in order to prove that Jesus was not some random person that people knew nothing about and/or where he came from.… Continue reading
Group 4; Discussion Question 2
Camille Taylor Prof. Reis Intro to the Bible II April 11, 2015 When comparing Mark’s Gospel about the crucifixion, burial, and resurrection of Jesus with Matthew’s Gospel, it’s easy to see that Matthew follows the classic ‘template’ for ancient biographies of heroes while Mark does not. In Matthew 27:50-55 Jesus’ crucifixion is not narrated as… Continue reading