Gospel Of Matthew's Gospel

Introduction Matthew has been a favorite, and one of the most read Gospels since the early church.

One of the core fundamentals of the Christian faith is that of recognizing Jesus Christ as the Messiah-King over all of creation, and as Matthew’s Gospel unfolds, the reader will find this theme to be most prevalent. While Christ is Matthew’s primary focus, this all inclusive Gospel includes insights into God’s plan, the beginnings of the church, interactions with each other and, as will be discussed in more detail, the believer’s mission on earth.

History To fully grasp the significance of the “Great Commission” story as recorded in chapter twenty-eight of Matthew’s Gospel, a foundational understanding of the entire body of work is in order. The Gospel of Matthew is a Judeo-Christian centric Gospel emphasizing the fundamental argument that Jesus Christ is the long awaited Messiah and King that had been prophesied in ancient Hebrew scriptures. Matthew chooses to illuminate the Gospel by arranging the message around five key discourses of Christ’s ministry. The Gospel according to

This theme is reflected within the five major discourses of the work (Mt. 5-7; 10; 13; 18; 23-25). The selected passage for discussion forms a well defined pericope within the text. “The Great Commission,” as it is referred, is end marked by clear transitional wording and a straightforward command of mission and purpose. This section of work occurs at the end of the passion account and immediately following the resurrection. To look at this passage in a vertical sense, it provides an aspect of closure to the resurrection and answers the questions of “what now?,” “what next?,” and “how do we proceed?” In the horizontal we see a comparable account of a post-resurrection Christ meeting with His now eleven disciples and instructing them to “go preach” the