The Bible Study Reading PlanSample

GOSPEL OF MATTHEW

AUTHOR:

The author of the first Gospel in the New Testament was Matthew, a disciple and former tax collector. 

DATE:

Matthew wrote his Gospel around AD 50 to 55, most likely from Antioch.

AUDIENCE:
The content of Matthew is heavily focused on Jesus being the Messiah, the King of the Jews, which means his audience was almost completely Jewish.

REASON:

Matthew was written to show the Jewish people that Jesus was the Messiah they had been waiting for.

THEME:

Jesus is the Jewish Messiah, the fulfillment of Old Testament prophecy.

KEY VERSE:
"Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them." (5:17 ESV)

SPLIT:

Ministry in Galilee (1-7), Miracles and Kingdom Parables (8-13), End of Galilean Ministry (14-18), Ministry in Perea and Judea (19-25), Passion, Death, and Resurrection (26-28)

KEY WORDS:

Kingdom, Covenant, Fulfilled, Father, Spirit