The Gospels as Genre

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The Gospels as Genre

• Biographical, but not in an AE way
• Theological and historical
• Written to early Christian communities
• Connected to eyewitness testimony

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The Synoptic Gospels- Four Source Theory
Other Sources
Other Sources
Mark
Luke
Matthew
Q (Quelle) Source
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The Gospel of Matthew

• Author - attributed to Matthew, but authorship
  and dating are uncertain
• Written to a Jewish audience, proclaiming Jesus
  as Messiah

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The Kingdom of God/Kingdom of Heaven

• The reign and rule of God on earth
• Matthew 417 - From that time on Jesus began to
  preach, Repent, for the kingdom of heaven is
  near.
• Already/Not Yet
• Preached by discourse, parables, and actions

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DiscourseThe Sermon on the Mount

• Setting
• Preamble - The Beatitudes
• Discourse - Kingdom Law
• Justice/Righteousness
• Reward vs. Judgment
• The Lords Prayer - A Kingdom framework (69-13)

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Kingdom Parables

• Parable comparison
• Stories culled from daily life in Palestine
• Designed to distinguish perceptive students from
  spiritually and intellectually lazy ones
• Those who follow Jesus will understand the
  parables and begin to understand the Kingdom
• Invitation to locate oneself in the story

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Kingdom Actions

• Healing (restoration to purity and wholeness)
• Exorcism (defeat of evil)
• Resurrection (defeat of death)
• Meals (sign of Kingdom welcome)

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The Goal Making Disciples

• Disciple follower, student
• Modeling Jesus in word and action
• Proclaiming and living the Kingdom
• Individual and communal (The Body of Christ)
• The commission of Jesus - Be disciples who make
  disciples (Matt. 2818-20)

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