Mathew: "Jesus and the Pharisees: Friends and/or Enemies!".
The Gospel According to Mathew was the first of the four gospels in the New Testament. It reflects both the view that it was the first to be written, a view that goes back to the late second century A.D., and the esteem in which it was held by the church; no other was so frequently quoted in the literature of earliest Christianity. The Gospel According to Mathew presents the story of Jesus, the demands of Christian discipleship, and the breaking-in of the new and final age through the ministry but particularly through the death and resurrection of Jesus. Readers learn of actions that are approved of and actions that are frowned upon. One of those actions is the love of enemies, family, and friends.
The first part of the gospel starts out with a genealogy of Jesus starting with Abraham, the father of Israel. Yet at the beginning of that genealogy Jesus is designated as " the son of David, the son of Abraham". I interpreted the meaning of this first section two different ways. First I interpreted it to mean that Mathew was trying to point out that Jesus is the son of Abraham as well as David. This strengthens the Son of God because it does not prevent Jesus from being Son of David, Son of Abraham through the ancestry of Joseph since Joseph accepted Jesus as his own. .
This beginning was very confusing to me. It was hard to keep track of who was who and how they became part of the story. The main thing I want to focus on is Jesus and the Pharisees: Friends and/or Enemies. This topic seems to come up a lot in everyday life today. In little quarrels between loved ones, friends, or neighbors. Mathew gives an idea of when hate has been used and when it should be used. Love is the opposite of hate and Mathew also describes what God has to say about it. Something that people always say is that "you should treat others how you would want to be treated.
St. ... The Gospel according to St. ... Luke's Gospel.... (Farmer, 1992) His Gospel is much longer than St. ... When reading these documents, we gain some important reflections on Luke's character such as his view on the poor and respect for women. ...
St. ... The Gospel according to St. ... Luke's Gospel.... (Farmer, 1992) His Gospel is much longer than St. ... When reading these documents, we gain some important reflections on Luke's character such as his view on the poor and respect for women. ...
Including one man's story, Robert Mathews, in which this book focuses most of its attention on. ... The latter would be Robert Mathew's fate. ... He owned a supply company on Pearl St. in downtown New York City, the richest spot in trade. ... Robert Mathews (a.k.a., Matthias) believed women should obey every command of their husband. ... Robert Mathews and Elijah Pierson, however, took it to far. ...
St. ... In all his actions, Francis sought to follow fully and literally the way of life demonstrated by Christ in the Gospels. St. ... In short, St. Francis was a gentle soul, who believed that Christ was a true leader, and that all could follow the teachings of the gospel with love in their hearts and good on their mind. ...
Nearly all we know about the ministry of Jesus Christ is found in the gospels of Mark, Luke, Mathew and John. ... So in 70 AD Mark's gospel was recorded and acted as a guideline for the other three gospels written shortly after. Many scholars believe that since these gospels are strikingly similar that Mathew and Luke were aware of Mark's gospel while writing theirs. These Gospels expose us to the great teachings of our LORD Jesus Christ. The gospels display an incredible passion in Jesus" teachings. ...
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In a famous phrase Renan called Luke's Gospel "the most beautiful book in the world". ... The most obvious outstanding Characteristic of Luke's Gospel is the Universalism. ... But in Luke's gospel women play a large role. ... In Luke's gospel we can see that Jesus took time to pray. Luke stresses in his Gospel the importance of prayer. ...
This came from a misunderstanding the Jews traditions and different interpretations of the Gospels. ... The Gospels blame the Jews and seem to excuse the Romans. Pilate "washed his hands" and proclaimed he was "innocent of the blood" while the people (Jews) answered "His blood be on us and our children"(Mathew 27: 24-25). ... In the 13th century, St Dominic founded the Dominican order, which set out to convert the Jews. ...
The Gospels are sermons meant to stir up faith in the living Christ. ... The Gospels record what really did happen in Jesus" life. ... Which poses the question "In what order were the Gospels written?" ... Hence he cannot be identified with Lucius the prophet of Acts 13:1 , nor with Lucius of Rom.16:21 , who was cognates of St. ... St. ...
