How Jews Have Influenced Writing of the Gospel of Matthew
How Jews Have Influenced Writing of the Gospel of Matthew
Mathew is the first book in the New Testament and also the first gospel books. It talks about Jesus Christ of Nazareth; his life, the ministry and his death and resurrection. Mathew is thought to have originated in Roman Syria at the end of the first century A.D from a Jewish-Christian community. The author of Matthew is thought to be anonymous, and he drew three main sources, including thegospel of Mark, the collection of sayings (theQ source), and a material which was unique to his own community. (Taylor, 1990).
It tells how Israel’s Messiah has been rejected by God’s chosen people (Israel) and went into his disciples and judges those who had rejected him. Since Jews had rejected Jesus, he therefore, sent the disciples instead of the gentiles. “Therefore, I tell you that the kingdom of God will be given to other people, those who will produce more fruit. (Matthew 21:43;)
Jesus was opposed due to the accusations that his miracles are done through the Satan’s power, and he was breaking the Sabbath law, which in turn Jesus accuses his opponents of blaspheming the holy-spirit. Matthew therefore, avoids the use of the holy word God in the expression of the Kingdom of God, but prefers the word kingdom of heaven, which in turn brings more contradictions to the Jewish tradition of not speaking of the name God. This Challenge the disciples to understand. (Matthew 12:1-21).
Reference:
Taylor, J. (1990). “The Phenomenon of Early Jewish-Christianity: Reality or Scholarly Invention?”Vigiliae Christianae44: 313–334
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