The fundamental belief in Matthew's "Sermon on the Mount" and Virgil's The Aeneid is that of Pietas. It is piety to the gods, to ones family and to the state. A piety meaning not only faith but obedience. It is acknowledgment of duty. Piety is that which will ultimately lead to one's entrance to their "Kingdom" - their empire without end" In both the "Sermon on the Mount and in The Aeneid, the kingdom was promised and fated. It was not however only divine intervention that would guarantee entrance but also, the choices and actions that one makes in their journey that secures their place in such dominion. It is also through Virgil and Matthew that one sees that man's destiny is something larger than himself. It is through the serving of others and the serving of one's God, that a "nation" of people achieves salvation. In Virgil's, The Aeneid, one of the Trojan War's most famous heroes, Aeneas escapes the captured city of Troy with his father and son to sail away to a new home, a new Kingdom. The epic, which has often been thought to be written to celebrate Augustus and his rule of the Roman Empire, is the story of one man's commitment to duty and a fulfillment of a fate predetermined by the gods. In his pursuit of trying to do what he should, his cooperation with fate leads him to confusing choices, painful losses and insurmountable obstacles. Aeneas' obedience and careful attention to the will of the gods is done with gravitas, a seriousness of purpose, and with pietas, not only to the gods, but to his family and to his state as well. Jupiter reminds Aeneas that no matter what his personal feelings are, he has something greater than himself to accomplish. It is only when Aeneas ultimately makes a personal choice to accept his destiny that he is able to find the Kingdom that was promised him. In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus explains how those in His kingdom should live their lives.
The Gospels of Mark and Matthew while being of the same synoptic tradition contain many differences. ... The first contrast to look at is the messages of the two Gospels. ... Mark's Gospel focuses on the following of Jesus. ... Matthews Gospel has a different purpose. ... At a glance the Gospel of Mark can be seen to be much shorter than Matthew's. ...
The Gospel of Matthew: Outline Introduction History behind Matthew Author, and when & where it was written Target audience What's in Matthew Mt. 1-12 Mt. 12-24 Passion, death, resurrection Comparison How Matthew compares to the other gospels Major Themes Interesting facts My Experience How I interpreted Matthew Things that I disliked/liked The Gospel of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew is the first of the twenty seven books of the New Testament. ... Matthew's gospel was most likely written in the Palestinian area. ... The arrangement of the Gospel of Matthew is very straight for...
There are four different Gospel writers, Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John, and each has their own unique vision of Jesus's life. Matthew's Gospel is the most read, his is also the longest and most complete of the four. ... Matthew begins his Gospel with Jesus's genealogy, which can be traced back to the Jewish king, David. ... These kinds of examples of Matthew's writing style are present through out his gospel. ... In Matthew's gospel Pharisee's are a very strict Jewish people. ...
I identify myself closely with the religion of "the Gospel of Matthew". ... Matthew teaches us to watch how the person's act and you should be able to tell if their intentions are true and pure. ... The difference in "The Gospel of Matthew" when compared to the "The First Sermon" is that the O monk is the middle way it gives sight to doing the noble thing. ... The Matthew passage believes that if you believe in live in the word of God you will be saved and allowed into heaven. ... I believe that "The Gospel of Matthew" is being threatened by the various government laws that are in place t...
This story takes place in the middle of Matthew's Gospel and gives an overview and an outlook on the whole Gospel. ... The story is very similar to that of the one in Matthew's Gospel. ... By doing this it shows the audience that Matthew's gospel was written later then Mark's. ... Also, it taught me the influence that Mark had on Matthew and how much Matthew's Gospel was Mark's but just written without the detail. When first reading the two Gospels, one might think that Matthew's Gospel is better but then one realizes that he got his ideas from that of Ma...
The Structure of Matthew The Gospel of Matthew was written nearly two thousand years ago in a language that has since fallen into obscurity. While much of the gospel is still a mystery?... groupings occur throughout the gospel. ... which appears nine times in Matthew and not once in the other gospels (Bacon, Studies in Matthew). ... Matthew is the gospel written by a Jew for Jews. ...
The first two chapters of the Gospels of Matthew and Luke tell stories of the beginnings of Christianity that are rather similar in some aspects and strikingly different in others. Any of the Gospels may be studied in comparison to others; studying these similarities and differences is perhaps the best way for an individual to come to an improved understanding of any Gospel. In my comparison of the first two chapters of Matthew and Luke, I will examine common features and significant differences in relation to the purpose of each of these gospels. ... The Gospel of Matthew begins with a genea...
The first three gospels of the New Testament of the Bible, the Gospels according to Matthew, Mark, and Luke, are referred to as the "Synoptic Gospels " because they each contain many of the same stories, oftentimes having similar wording and being in same sequence as each other. Although the gospels are so identical in more than just a few ways, they present the problem of which gospel was the first to be recorded and what the possible sources that each gospel depends on are, called the "Synoptic Problem ". There are several hypotheses as to which gospel was written first, some advocating t...
In reading the Gospels according to Mark and Matthew I was fascinated by many things. I have never read the Gospels before, and was taken back by the differences between the two interpretations of the meaning of Jesus" life, death and resurrection. ... Unlike Matthew's explanation, Mark has little tolerance for dialogue and personal reflection. ... I found it interesting that both Matthew and Mark did not begin their interpretations with the story Jesus" birth. ... Mark's gospel includes only a sampling of Jesus" parables and focuses on events rather than speeches and perspectives....