Gospel material. Our work with Matthew this module will allow us to see similarities and differences in the Gospel presentations when we read John’s Gospel next module. We will also be utilizing material from prior modules to inform our reading and discussion of Matthew.
The materials for this discussion board include the Reading Guide sections associated with our reading of Matthew’s Gospel. This module is the first reading of a Gospel and focuses on the connections Matthew makes between Jesus and Moses as well as Jesus’ fulfillment of, and authority over, the Torah.
Question 1
Initial posts: In Matthew 22:36-40, Jesus states the two greatest commandments as love of God and love of neighbor. He goes on to say that: “The whole law (Torah) and the prophet depend on these two commandments” (Matt 22:40). Initial posts will identify and explain a connection between this idea of love of God and neighbor as central to the Old Testament with other material we have read in the Old Testament. Be sure to make a unique connection with an Old Testament section or passage rather than one used by another peer in responding to this question.
Question 2
Initial posts: Identify one section of Jesus’ Sermon on the Mount, which is found in Matthew 5-6. Use information from any part of the Reading Guide in order to make a connection and add clarity to your understanding of the section of the Sermon on the Mount you selected.
Question 3
Initial posts: Select a parable in Matthew which is not selected by another student initially responding to this question. (Refer to the list in your CSB p. 1425.) Explain how this parable either corresponds to, or is different from, another part of Jesus’ teaching in Matthew’s Gospel.