Summary of Matthew 25:1-13 10 virgins: 5 were wise 5 were fools Bridegroom: Christ Bridegroom preparation: they would light the pathway to the door when he was coming to the house the night of the wedding. When the five virgins were not prepared, they asked for oil but they were refused and advised to go… Continue reading →
When beginning to compare the two gospels of Matthew and Mark it is important to note the omission of the birth narrative from Mark. Matthew 1:18 gives a detailed account of Jesus’ birth and the important role of Joseph. It also illustrates how Jesus’ birth fulfills the prophecy of Isaiah. Matthew also presents the genealogy… Continue reading →
The Gospel of Matthew is said to be written sometime around 70CE, but there is no distinct date. There is controversy even to the present day as to where the location when Gospel was produced. White believes that it probably would have been in Antioch, but again we are not too sure where the Gospel… Continue reading →
I believe Matthew had multiple incentives to make drastic changes of Mark’s gospel, along with the addition of Q. One of these incentives would be to bring more clarification into his own gospel, where Mark’s gospel was full of a more ambiguous sense. In Mk 6:52, after Jesus had performed a miracle to save the… Continue reading →
The author of Matthew does indeed go to great lengths to restore the image of the disciples from the negative way that they were presented in the gospel of Mark. In Mark, the disciples rarely understand the things Jesus does i.e. miracles, parables, etc. Some of this confusion is present in Matthew as well yet… Continue reading →
The Matthean Gospel was written in a social context where the Jewish community was still under oppression by the Romans and this relatively new emerging following of Jesus was beginning to fade. The followers of Jesus were a marginalized group and caused tension even between various sects of Judaism, most notably the Pharisees. Matthew’s portrayal… Continue reading →
The parables in the end of chapter 24 and all of chapter 25 in Matthew are apocalyptic in nature. They are taken from the M and Q sources, not Mark, implying that the author added them strategically for a certain purpose. White poses the argument that these apocalyptic parables refer back to the towns of… Continue reading →
The Gospel of Matthew was written around 70CE, probably few years after according to the two-source hypothesis. There is quite a bit of discrepancy as to the location that this Gospel was produced; according to White the most feasible place would have been in Antioch. At the time the Gospel of Matthew was written the… Continue reading →
The first public act of Jesus in Mark is an exorcism where as in Matthew it is the Sermon on the Mount. Sermons are a distinctive feature to Matthew even when compared to Luke who draws from the same Q material does not have the same sermons contained in Matthew (White303). This change draws to… Continue reading →
With Matthew thought to be written well after the destruction of the temple, there are new “social and religious tensions” that the author addresses by emphasizing Jesus’ messianic role through his teaching and prophecy fulfillment (White, 313). Specifically, the Sermon on the Mount shows a strong resemblance to Moses, while also emphasizing his teachings on… Continue reading →
